Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
394
389
389
321
312
250
250
243
229
154
154
151
151
147
138
131
129
127
127
125
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
5
WNW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
S
15
ESE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:43AM2.25m
11:11PM2.36m
11:32AM2.19m
11:57PM2.28m
12:19PM2.11m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.25m
5:53AM0.31m
6:03PM0.33m
6:38AM0.35m
6:49PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
15
13
12
11
12
13
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
10
13
10
10
9
9
10
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
14
13
11
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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