Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
1
S
4
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
61
63
63
63
63
46
37
37
36
36
36
24
24
23
23
23
35
31
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
SW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM2.01m
11:44AM2.05m
11:52PM1.94m
12:22PM1.98m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.44m
5:53AM0.37m
6:17PM0.51m
6:31AM0.45m
7:00PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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7:35
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7:36
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7:37
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6
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
13
17
14
13
13
12
12
13
17
17
14
11
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
13
11
11
6
12
8
7
7
6
6
7
11
10
8
7
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