Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
261
307
298
285
307
378
321
317
378
384
384
414
414
520
528
528
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51AM1.78m
6:36PM1.89m
6:41AM1.81m
7:22PM1.95m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.76m
12:33PM0.63m
1:05AM0.73m
1:22PM0.59m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
12
12
11
12
11
10
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
7
7
8
8
8
7
9
8
6
9
10
9
9
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