Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.9°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1
S
4
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
38
72
82
89
43
42
40
45
60
77
64
87
260
177
99
60
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
W
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
10
ESE
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM1.66m
4:28PM1.76m
4:31AM1.68m
5:21PM1.81m
5:33AM1.74m
6:09PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.72m
11:03PM0.75m
11:21AM0.68m
11:57PM0.68m
12:15PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
13
18
20
16
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
10
15
17
12
6
5
5
6
8
10
9
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
8
7
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