Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
412
405
399
399
341
311
252
239
193
173
176
176
176
173
138
126
123
123
93
95
97
73
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09AM1.91m
8:43PM2.05m
8:50AM1.96m
9:20PM2.09m
9:29AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.62m
2:47PM0.46m
3:17AM0.54m
3:27PM0.41m
3:58AM0.48m
4:07PM0.38m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
2
1
1
1
6
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
13
13
15
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
11
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
7
7
8
8
9
10
8
8
6
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