Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
129
107
107
86
82
57
57
69
106
92
94
115
92
90
74
74
64
76
71
73
61
96
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM2.19m
8:20PM2.34m
8:43AM2.24m
9:11PM2.37m
9:33AM2.26m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.39m
2:30PM0.24m
3:04AM0.32m
3:20PM0.22m
3:53AM0.28m
4:06PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
13
12
14
16
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
12
11
9
7
8
8
9
6
5
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