Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
60
61
61
60
38
37
37
37
36
36
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:01PM2.15m
10:26AM2.14m
10:44PM2.16m
11:11AM2.17m
11:29PM2.14m
11:57AM2.16m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.18m
5:03PM0.27m
5:28AM0.16m
5:49PM0.29m
6:13AM0.17m
6:39PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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Temp °C
10
10
10
13
17
16
16
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
15
16
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
9
13
11
12
11
10
10
10
12
10
12
12
13
12
11
10
12
12
12
14
11
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