Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
233
200
164
88
63
40
39
47
47
46
46
44
46
43
28
28
27
26
20
21
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:14PM1.96m
00:37AM2.03m
1:02PM1.95m
1:25AM2.00m
1:56PM1.95m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.38m
6:57PM0.47m
7:30AM0.39m
7:48PM0.52m
8:20AM0.41m
8:46PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
-1
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
7
6
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
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