Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
80
78
76
76
74
74
66
52
52
52
54
56
59
62
59
58
58
58
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
10
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
7:42PM2.13m
8:12AM2.09m
8:30PM2.15m
9:00AM2.14m
9:15PM2.15m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.38m
2:26AM0.32m
2:47PM0.34m
3:13AM0.27m
3:32PM0.33m
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clear
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cloud
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light rain
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6:46
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Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
17
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
13
14
16
16
15
15
16
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