Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
NE
16
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
4
4
4
10
11
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:49PM1.96m
3:13AM1.92m
3:59PM1.98m
4:24AM1.93m
5:08PM2.04m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.43m
9:43PM0.57m
10:07AM0.46m
10:51PM0.56m
11:15AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
14
16
17
14
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
14
11
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
9
9
9
10
8
10
12
13
10
9
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