Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
450
555
782
740
560
443
315
224
201
205
203
208
156
138
117
97
99
62
94
92
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:26AM1.99m
8:52PM2.11m
9:07AM2.03m
9:31PM2.14m
9:48AM2.06m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.36m
3:31AM0.36m
3:43PM0.32m
4:12AM0.30m
4:25PM0.31m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
7
11
7
7
13
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
13
12
12
12
13
16
17
14
13
13
13
14
14
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
16
8
6
5
6
7
10
12
9
8
8
9
10
10
13
12
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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