Breaker Bay surf break

Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)18ft (5.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
3.5
S
5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)6666891010101099999999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1221871212071838470051845713505544043829372637513728359332193310268427552624176914611028716
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
40
S
55
S
65
S
65
S
60
S
60
S
55
S
60
S
60
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
1.69
7:26PM
1.82
8:04AM
1.71
8:21PM
1.85
8:59AM
1.71
9:17PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
0.57
1:20PM
0.60
1:59AM
0.53
2:15PM
0.55
2:57AM
0.49
3:09PM
0.51
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:54-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset----5:42-------5:40-------5:39---
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-116131144211-1-112311121
Temp. °C131314141311109910101110111111109101010101010
Feels °C (?)87973-1-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-10-1-2-100122
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