Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
583
466
373
323
295
257
218
212
212
293
360
337
336
304
316
354
372
392
403
398
262
249
218
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:31AM1.99m
5:19PM2.07m
5:43AM2.04m
6:25PM2.16m
6:49AM2.12m
7:25PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.43m
00:10AM0.54m
12:35PM0.37m
1:13AM0.47m
1:36PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
13
12
13
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
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