Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
194 | 154 | 154 | 161 | 494 | 181 | 326 | 153 | 307 | 1070 | 584 | 617 | 565 | 345 | 545 | 418 | 402 | 302 | 651 | 2580 | 2733 | 2470 | 1552 | 1088 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.70m | 6:41PM1.88m | 7:20AM1.69m | 7:40PM1.85m | 8:17AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.51m | 12:28PM0.49m | 1:17AM0.48m | 1:26PM0.46m | 2:14AM0.46m | 2:24PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
194 | 154 | 154 | 161 | 494 | 181 | 93 | 123 | 167 | 1070 | 584 | 617 | 565 | 345 | 138 | 115 | 157 | 302 | 651 | 2580 | 2733 | 2470 | 1552 | 1088 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 6 | S 14 | NW 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 14 | NW 4 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 |
42 | 69 | 104 | 150 | 37 | 140 | 5 | 136 | 307 | 5 | 243 | 5 | 5 | 134 | 1 | 5 | 177 | 275 | 627 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 6 | SE 12 | NW 6 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | E 11 | NW 4 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
3 | 52 | 94 | 68 | 22 | — | 326 | 153 | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | — | 545 | 418 | 402 | 165 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 58 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 52 |
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