Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
36
69
99
91
58
43
51
5
6
100
85
100
274
193
113
78
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
5
ESE
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:28PM1.76m
4:31AM1.68m
5:21PM1.81m
5:33AM1.74m
6:09PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.75m
11:21AM0.68m
11:57PM0.68m
12:15PM0.60m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
20
16
12
11
11
11
13
16
15
13
12
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
17
12
7
5
5
6
7
10
9
7
6
5
4
5
6
7
6
9
5
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