Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.6° 

Elliot Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
149
147
138
131
129
127
127
94
145
178
203
217
195
151
121
80
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:57PM2.28m
12:19PM2.11m
00:42AM2.17m
1:08PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.33m
6:38AM0.35m
6:49PM0.43m
7:23AM0.40m
7:37PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
4
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
9
10
11
11
12
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
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