Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
237
227
190
185
153
137
133
98
80
93
76
76
74
74
66
52
52
52
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:50PM2.08m
7:20AM2.03m
7:42PM2.13m
8:12AM2.09m
8:30PM2.15m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.42m
1:35AM0.38m
1:57PM0.38m
2:26AM0.32m
2:47PM0.34m
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cloud
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clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
13
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