Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
70
56
81
131
137
154
98
96
93
89
86
57
56
82
56
56
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:54PM1.97m
7:13AM1.93m
7:36PM2.05m
7:57AM2.02m
8:19PM2.12m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.46m
1:50PM0.41m
3:18AM0.35m
2:34PM0.33m
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clear
cloud
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light rain
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
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16
15
14
12
12
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17
18
16
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
11
9
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12
10
11
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