Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
331
421
351
305
278
367
315
287
237
227
190
185
153
146
119
98
95
93
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
WNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:52PM2.03m
6:21AM1.96m
6:50PM2.08m
7:20AM2.03m
7:42PM2.13m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.45m
1:02PM0.42m
1:35AM0.38m
1:57PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
16
15
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
15
13
11
11
11
14
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
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