Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.9°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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
16
8
8
13
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NW
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:12AM1.73m
4:14PM1.76m
4:13AM1.70m
5:13PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.79m
10:03AM0.70m
10:42PM0.81m
11:03AM0.71m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
15
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
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