Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
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)
0.5
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
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
56
56
56
115
102
99
98
96
93
90
61
60
61
61
60
38
37
37
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19PM2.12m
9:41AM2.09m
10:01PM2.15m
10:26AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.33m
4:01AM0.25m
4:18PM0.28m
4:45AM0.18m
5:03PM0.27m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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7:03
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8:22
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7:22
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7:22
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 mm
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2
1
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Temp °C
18
16
13
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
13
17
15
15
12
Feels °C
12
10
8
6
6
6
7
10
8
8
7
6
6
7
9
14
11
10
9
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