Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
4
1.7
ESE
6
2.3
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
123
95
97
54
194
485
644
599
345
210
168
108
78
28
27
17
24
25
24
23
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:29AM1.99m
9:57PM2.11m
10:09AM2.00m
10:35PM2.11m
10:49AM1.99m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.38m
4:39AM0.43m
4:47PM0.38m
5:20AM0.39m
5:28PM0.39m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
4
6
4
2
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
9
8
7
8
12
12
9
9
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