Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
484
560
551
543
518
493
419
412
405
399
399
341
311
252
234
230
173
176
176
176
173
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:27AM1.86m
8:04PM2.00m
8:09AM1.91m
8:43PM2.05m
8:50AM1.96m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.53m
2:35AM0.62m
2:47PM0.46m
3:17AM0.54m
3:27PM0.41m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
12
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
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