Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.8
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
17
23
25
24
29
20
22
23
23
23
21
29
60
80
74
44
141
210
176
119
65
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:49AM1.99m
11:14PM2.09m
11:31AM1.98m
11:54PM2.07m
12:14PM1.96m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.39m
5:28PM0.39m
6:02AM0.38m
6:11PM0.43m
6:44AM0.38m
6:57PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
15
16
13
11
12
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
9
7
5
6
9
11
10
8
Feels °C
8
10
9
11
12
9
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
8
7
3
2
-2
0
4
6
6
4
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