Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
150
127
91
55
46
43
30
21
37
34
34
71
70
56
56
131
137
154
135
96
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:09PM1.89m
6:26AM1.83m
6:54PM1.97m
7:13AM1.93m
7:36PM2.05m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.60m
00:46AM0.57m
1:05PM0.50m
1:33AM0.46m
1:50PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
10
10
10
10
11
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
5
7
7
7
8
10
12
9
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
9
9
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