Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
259
251
246
133
198
164
135
92
105
111
85
81
59
58
48
33
20
34
32
32
31
23
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:33PM2.10m
5:55AM2.09m
6:38PM2.21m
7:01AM2.16m
7:40PM2.31m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.37m
00:24AM0.52m
12:50PM0.31m
1:28AM0.45m
1:50PM0.25m
2:27AM0.38m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
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