Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 7AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 1193 | 2063 | 2627 | 3314 | 3290 | 3009 | 2695 | 2401 | 1916 | 1595 | 1114 | 836 | 629 | 435 | 756 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.68m | 7:30AM1.63m | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:23AM1.64m | 8:49PM1.63m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.56m | 1:42PM0.51m | 2:17AM0.58m | 2:40PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 43 | 30 | 179 | 186 | 273 | 9 | 228 | 222 | 215 | 269 | 250 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 9 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 80 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 534 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 19 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 530 | 1193 | 2063 | 2627 | 3314 | 3290 | 3009 | 2695 | 2401 | 1916 | 1595 | 1114 | 836 | 629 | 435 | 756 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 232 | 197 | 208 | 232 | 208 | 208 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 117 | 110 | 61 | 61 |
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