Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 5PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
21
20
24
71
64
80
150
223
248
138
83
52
33
30
29
33
34
32
30
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:31AM1.98m
11:54PM2.07m
12:14PM1.96m
00:37AM2.03m
1:02PM1.95m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.38m
6:11PM0.43m
6:44AM0.38m
6:57PM0.47m
7:30AM0.39m
7:48PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
12
9
7
6
6
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
6
3
2
0
0
3
5
6
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
7
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