Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.6°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
81
131
137
137
98
96
93
89
86
83
56
82
56
56
56
113
102
99
98
96
93
90
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:13AM1.93m
7:36PM2.05m
7:57AM2.02m
8:19PM2.12m
8:41AM2.09m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.46m
1:50PM0.41m
3:18AM0.35m
2:34PM0.33m
3:01AM0.25m
3:18PM0.28m
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clear
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1
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Temp °C
11
10
13
16
16
14
12
12
11
13
14
17
18
15
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
7
7
9
11
11
9
9
8
6
8
9
10
12
9
8
6
8
7
8
9
9
8
7
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