Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.8° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2
SE
9
1.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
106
243
193
206
197
140
76
64
64
50
67
79
86
113
113
853
701
678
594
523
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM2.26m
9:57PM2.36m
10:20AM2.24m
10:41PM2.30m
11:05AM2.18m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.23m
4:39AM0.26m
4:50PM0.28m
5:21AM0.28m
5:33PM0.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
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5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
10
10
9
7
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
14
12
8
7
7
6
7
9
9
7
7
6
5
3
-1
0
3
4
2
4
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