Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
6
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
15
22
41
83
116
204
212
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM1.77m
6:51PM1.91m
7:00AM1.85m
7:33PM1.99m
7:44AM1.92m
8:13PM2.06m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.60m
1:22AM0.65m
1:38PM0.52m
2:06AM0.55m
2:21PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
14
15
17
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
10
11
10
15
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
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