Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
0.2
ESE
13
2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
28
21
15
10
24
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
316
467
16
494
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM1.98m
2:59PM1.96m
3:22AM1.97m
4:08PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.57m
9:18AM0.43m
9:52PM0.59m
10:22AM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
3
9
14
2
Temp °C
11
10
9
10
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
11
12
12
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