Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
61
135
244
147
151
136
98
126
151
154
180
172
154
151
124
116
127
133
103
96
94
70
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM2.10m
12:31PM2.01m
00:46AM1.99m
1:18PM1.92m
1:30AM1.88m
2:10PM1.83m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.41m
7:01PM0.54m
7:27AM0.49m
7:49PM0.64m
8:14AM0.58m
8:42PM0.72m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
13
11
9
10
9
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
4
5
7
7
5
7
6
5
7
9
9
10
8
8
8
8
9
11
9
10
11
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