Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
28
55
96
108
69
40
16
13
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
W
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21AM1.68m
3:27PM1.73m
3:23AM1.66m
4:28PM1.76m
4:31AM1.68m
5:21PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.72m
10:04PM0.79m
10:21AM0.72m
11:03PM0.75m
11:21AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
12
16
18
14
11
10
9
10
13
18
20
13
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
9
13
14
10
8
7
6
7
10
15
17
7
6
5
5
6
9
10
9
6
6
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