Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
57
106
110
115
94
92
90
87
90
64
119
189
172
147
101
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
S
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20PM2.34m
8:43AM2.24m
9:11PM2.37m
9:33AM2.26m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.32m
3:20PM0.22m
3:53AM0.28m
4:06PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
13
11
8
8
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