Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
38
21
21
21
20
19
19
26
18
18
15
18
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
10
NW
0
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM2.20m
10:09PM2.19m
10:35AM2.15m
10:48PM2.11m
11:15AM2.08m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.24m
4:23PM0.32m
4:48AM0.28m
5:04PM0.39m
5:27AM0.34m
5:45PM0.47m
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cloud
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
16
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
15
12
11
10
9
11
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
10
11
14
13
14
10
10
8
9
10
14
13
14
9
8
8
7
9
11
11
11
11
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