Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (04 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
5
2.5
ESE
7
3
ESE
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
687
1091
970
681
537
465
360
268
255
226
363
425
264
346
301
269
231
203
171
111
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39PM2.03m
3:02AM1.93m
3:44PM2.00m
4:07AM1.90m
4:50PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.36m
9:30PM0.49m
9:50AM0.42m
10:34PM0.51m
10:55AM0.45m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
4
4
2
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
8
8
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
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