Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 9PM is: 6.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)20ft (6.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
10
5.5
S
11
6
S
11
5.5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4189
6690
7718
7794
5985
4274
3546
4770
3613
2802
2028
1355
1209
505
690
356
313
354
586
Wind (km/h)
50
S
50
SSW
50
S
50
S
45
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
N
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:40PM1.61m
10:02AM1.64m
10:28PM1.60m
10:50AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.59m
3:57AM0.64m
4:27PM0.63m
4:44AM0.66m
5:16PM0.66m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
-2
-4
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
3
5
3
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
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