Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.4° 

Breaker 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 Breaker Bay today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
4
SSW
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
53
50
82
127
320
886
1853
2650
3476
3367
3361
3527
3028
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
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
6:34AM1.61m
6:58PM1.68m
7:30AM1.63m
7:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.54m
12:44PM0.47m
1:24AM0.56m
1:42PM0.51m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
13
11
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
11
11
6
3
1
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
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