Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
11
10
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33PM2.08m
11:58AM2.04m
00:19AM2.03m
12:48PM2.01m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.28m
6:41PM0.43m
7:08AM0.32m
7:36PM0.49m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
11
13
13
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