Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
3
2
1
2
2
1
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)
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
2
N
7
2.3
N
7
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
24
18
18
17
17
225
284
371
554
7
6
643
516
407
305
229
193
193
169
172
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:59PM1.96m
3:22AM1.97m
4:08PM2.00m
4:31AM1.99m
5:19PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.43m
9:52PM0.59m
10:22AM0.44m
11:02PM0.59m
11:29AM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
4
11
14
3
5
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
13
13
11
9
9
14
13
13
12
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