Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
110
87
110
118
153
243
262
216
162
115
88
64
46
55
70
79
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11PM2.37m
9:33AM2.26m
9:57PM2.36m
10:20AM2.24m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.28m
4:06PM0.23m
4:39AM0.26m
4:50PM0.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
11
10
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
11
13
12
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
9
6
6
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