Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.8°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
1.7
N
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
19
26
18
18
15
18
17
18
23
23
17
16
217
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
15
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48PM2.11m
11:15AM2.08m
11:27PM2.01m
11:55AM1.99m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.34m
5:45PM0.47m
6:06AM0.42m
6:29PM0.56m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
3
11
6
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
8
9
5
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