Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
N
13
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
43
43
52
50
29
35
28
33
29
30
28
22
13
10
24
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:02PM1.95m
1:25AM2.00m
1:56PM1.95m
2:19AM1.98m
2:59PM1.96m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.52m
8:20AM0.41m
8:46PM0.57m
9:18AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
10
9
10
9
10
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