Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
197
140
68
64
64
50
70
108
108
367
1109
908
771
1255
846
739
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:57PM2.36m
10:20AM2.24m
10:41PM2.30m
11:05AM2.18m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.26m
4:50PM0.28m
5:21AM0.28m
5:33PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
4
11
4
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
11
11
10
8
7
8
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
8
8
8
6
7
3
1
-1
1
4
5
3
3
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