Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
105
98
94
71
46
99
71
65
36
34
22
21
16
8
8
13
16
16
16
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:10PM1.83m
2:17AM1.79m
3:11PM1.78m
3:12AM1.73m
4:14PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.58m
8:42PM0.72m
9:06AM0.66m
9:41PM0.79m
10:03AM0.70m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
11
10
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
8
7
8
7
7
8
8
9
11
11
12
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