Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
50
53
45
53
44
39
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
26
27
73
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:50AM1.73m
2:35PM1.79m
2:40AM1.69m
3:32PM1.77m
3:36AM1.67m
4:30PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.66m
9:29PM0.73m
9:39AM0.70m
10:24PM0.72m
10:37AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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7:39
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7:40
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Temp °C
11
11
13
15
14
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
11
13
16
16
15
12
Feels °C
9
9
11
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
12
13
12
13
11
10
10
9
12
13
13
14
10
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