Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
257
251
207
212
284
348
337
301
288
309
346
372
423
458
407
373
312
235
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19PM2.07m
5:43AM2.04m
6:25PM2.16m
6:49AM2.12m
7:25PM2.26m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.54m
12:35PM0.37m
1:13AM0.47m
1:36PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
10
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
12
12
14
16
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