Elliot Bay Surf Break

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
2.5
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
2.5
N
9
2.2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
475
403
396
388
434
308
302
254
214
174
171
133
135
141
141
135
102
1043
1160
1165
1083
659
377
245
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NNE
15
E
25
SE
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM1.92m
11:37PM2.04m
11:50AM1.90m
00:17AM2.02m
12:34PM1.89m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.51m
5:50PM0.47m
6:28AM0.49m
6:34PM0.49m
7:12AM0.48m
7:19PM0.52m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
11
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
5
2
2
Temp °C
14
12
13
15
16
15
16
13
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
9
11
13
12
11
10
7
4
3
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
11
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
2.2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
Energy kJ
475
403
396
388
434
308
302
254
214
174
171
133
135
141
141
135
102
102
102
106
110
659
377
245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
1
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.5
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
E
10
0.4
NNE
11
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
53
71
49
27
3
16
4
2
4
2
108
40
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
4
38
28
35
3
3
24
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
2
N
6
2.5
NNW
7
2.5
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
2.5
N
9
1.1
ESE
10
1.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
100
2
33
16
68
294
788
953
452
428
504
532
679
903
1145
1043
1160
1165
1083
232
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
45
31
174
340
412
66
66
66
66
340
179
179
180
66
66
102
30
30
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
7
6
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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