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Breaker Bay

6:17 pm 28 Feb 2012

Hickory Bay Barrel

5:30 pm 28 Jan 2012


Breaker Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Breaker Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Wellington)

Breaker Bay photo

Photo credit: Rob Davies
Surf Break: Breaker Bay

Name: Breaker Bay
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: NW

Breaker Bay in Wellington is a reasonably exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest with some shelter here from northwest winds. The best swell direction is from the south. A right hand reef break. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Breaker Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Breaker Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Propellers 1 mi
Second closest break Airport Rights 1 mi
Third closest break Lyall Bay 2 mi
Fourth closest break Lyall Bay-Bombora 2 mi
Fifth closest break Eastbourne 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Breaker Bay:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4389 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4447 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4694 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4756 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4897 mi

Tide stations nearest to Breaker Bay:

Closest tide station Wellington, New Zealand 4 mi
Second closest tide station Wellington, New Zealand (2) 4 mi
Third closest tide station Makara Bay, New Zealand 11 mi
Fourth closest tide station Oteranga Bay, New Zealand 11 mi
Fifth closest tide station Oteranga Bay, New Zealand(2) 11 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Breaker Bay:

Closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 109 mi
Second closest ski area Mount Lyford (New Zealand) 116 mi
Third closest ski area Hanmer (New Zealand) 126 mi
Fourth closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 144 mi
Fifth closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 146 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Breaker Bay:

Closest city location Brooklyn (New Zealand) 4 mi
Second closest city location Wellington (New Zealand) 4 mi
Third closest city location Kelburn (New Zealand) 5 mi
Fourth closest city location Lower Hutt (New Zealand) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Porirua (New Zealand) 14 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Breaker Bay is Wellington International Airport (WLG) in New Zealand, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Breaker Bay is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ), also in New Zealand, 50 km (31 miles) away.
  • Third is Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand, 78 km (48 miles) away.
  • Woodbourne Airport (BHE) in New Zealand is 83 km (52 miles) away.
  • Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Breaker Bay and is 131 km (81 miles) away.
Breaker Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Breaker Bay, New-Zealand - Wellington. Use the tab navigation above to view Breaker Bay sea temperature, Breaker Bay photographs, Breaker Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Breaker Bay webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Wellington live weather stations and Breaker Bay tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Breaker Bay.