Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). 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 (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
0
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!
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0
!
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
2.2
SE
6
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
111
108
106
364
931
1227
1392
1233
787
703
475
354
252
238
269
243
132
63
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
30
SSE
40
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:41PM2.30m
11:05AM2.18m
11:23PM2.21m
11:48AM2.10m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.28m
5:21AM0.28m
5:33PM0.36m
6:03AM0.33m
6:17PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
10
5
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
11
8
7
7
10
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
13
15
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
7
5
0
-1
-1
3
6
3
4
5
6
7
7
9
9
6
6
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