Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.7°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 (13 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
27
27
26
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
38
21
21
21
20
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:28PM2.25m
9:54AM2.20m
10:09PM2.19m
10:35AM2.15m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.28m
4:08AM0.24m
4:23PM0.32m
4:48AM0.28m
5:04PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
14
12
11
11
12
13
16
16
16
13
12
11
12
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
14
14
14
10
9
8
10
11
14
13
13
9
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