Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 295 | 169 | 113 | 237 | 156 | 136 | 131 | 104 | 218 | 72 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 158 | 207 | 281 | 655 | 384 | 367 | 349 | 478 | 959 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.65m | 7:56AM1.79m | 8:35PM1.67m | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:30PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.63m | 1:52AM0.65m | 2:30PM0.58m | 2:45AM0.59m | 3:27PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 397 | 295 | 169 | 106 | 237 | 156 | 136 | 131 | 69 | 218 | 72 | 121 | 116 | 42 | 64 | 76 | 281 | 655 | 384 | 367 | 349 | 478 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | WNW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 54 | 113 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 104 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 116 | 158 | 207 | 48 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 101 | 47 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 7 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 14 | S 16 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 195 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | S 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSE 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 58 | 199 | 334 | 595 | 471 | 311 | 341 | 464 | 266 | 186 | 559 | 182 | 29 | — | 77 | 87 | — | 11 | 102 | 51 | 20 | 959 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 90 | 78 | 78 | 90 | 66 | 117 | 117 | 240 | 17 | 0 | 57 | 90 | 0 | 51 | 90 | 160 | 297 | 59 |
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