Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
263
308
284
254
286
252
220
194
184
147
102
96
92
47
121
119
81
76
47
46
17
8
9
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:30PM1.75m
2:01AM1.65m
2:26PM1.80m
3:01AM1.65m
3:22PM1.83m
4:01AM1.66m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.58m
8:07AM0.58m
8:44PM0.55m
9:05AM0.55m
9:44PM0.53m
10:06AM0.51m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
4
4
6
6
6
4
5
5
6
5
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
6
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