Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.7
N
8
0.1
NE
16
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
N
7
0.5
S
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
10
10
57
10
10
35
11
12
9
9
21
21
37
39
38
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:24AM1.93m
5:08PM2.04m
5:33AM1.99m
6:10PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.56m
11:15AM0.45m
11:57PM0.51m
12:20PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
13
15
16
14
11
10
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
8
9
10
12
10
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
11
10
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