Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
127
125
89
88
77
85
121
285
261
307
298
285
307
512
321
317
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55AM1.78m
5:46PM1.85m
5:51AM1.78m
6:36PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.77m
11:40AM0.65m
00:15AM0.76m
12:33PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
12
12
10
12
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
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