Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
18
0.7
ESE
18
0.9
ESE
17
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
14
1.1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
36
36
37
39
61
69
120
109
318
414
475
481
554
589
539
505
522
515
508
425
425
357
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38PM2.38m
8:59AM2.27m
9:32PM2.42m
9:53AM2.28m
10:23PM2.41m
10:43AM2.25m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.33m
3:39PM0.18m
4:16AM0.30m
4:29PM0.20m
5:06AM0.30m
5:17PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
16
18
17
15
14
14
13
14
15
17
14
12
12
11
11
11
13
15
13
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
13
15
17
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
10
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