Elliot Bay Surf Break

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
980
980
980
855
841
814
710
584
475
466
396
388
326
358
302
254
214
214
167
167
167
177
177
135
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
25
NW
15
W
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
N
45
NW
30
W
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
45
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28AM1.93m
10:58PM2.05m
11:09AM1.92m
11:37PM2.04m
11:50AM1.90m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.53m
5:09PM0.45m
5:46AM0.51m
5:50PM0.47m
6:28AM0.49m
6:34PM0.49m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
4
5
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
15
14
15
14
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
10
9
8
10
12
11
11
12
11
9
8
5
5
6
4
6
6
3
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
980
980
980
855
841
814
710
584
475
466
396
388
326
358
302
254
214
214
167
167
167
177
177
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
26
27
80
42
36
24
3
3
16
13
4
4
5
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
4
34
25
25
3
2
4
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
2.1
NNW
6
1.5
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
24
43
39
85
102
107
34
37
105
341
225
139
98
88
91
119
216
406
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
6
Distance (km)
45
66
66
293
499
499
486
66
0
0
0
0
45
31
293
66
43
23
45
31
31
198
179
287
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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