Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
21
21
10
10
20
22
14
14
13
12
30
73
98
118
163
163
171
169
177
177
171
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
NW
20
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:15AM1.95m
2:54PM1.87m
3:05AM1.87m
3:53PM1.83m
3:59AM1.80m
4:51PM1.83m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.53m
9:21PM0.69m
9:49AM0.60m
10:19PM0.74m
10:44AM0.64m
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clear
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cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
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5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
9
8
4
4
3
4
5
6
6
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