Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
20
22
14
14
13
12
30
73
94
121
160
157
160
174
169
171
169
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54PM1.87m
3:05AM1.87m
3:53PM1.83m
3:59AM1.80m
4:51PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.69m
9:49AM0.60m
10:19PM0.74m
10:44AM0.64m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
11
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
13
10
8
8
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
5
3
4
6
5
6
5
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