Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 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 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
46
37
36
36
36
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
37
69
145
222
262
178
131
96
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM2.05m
11:52PM1.94m
12:22PM1.98m
00:29AM1.86m
1:01PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.51m
6:31AM0.45m
7:00PM0.58m
7:11AM0.53m
7:46PM0.65m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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7:36
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7:37
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7:37
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 mm
1
5
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Temp °C
17
13
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
17
13
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
14
12
Feels °C
10
7
11
9
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
6
6
5
4
3
4
7
6
9
8
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