Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.9° 

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 (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 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. 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 W by Thu night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
113
237
156
136
131
104
222
123
121
115
116
158
158
285
478
531
431
355
356
1006
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
50
NW
55
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
20
WNW
15
S
20
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
10
W
20
NW
30
NNW
35
W
25
S
35
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
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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clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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6:13
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6:11
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7:54
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7:57
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
11
10
13
12
14
12
9
Feels °C
5
4
3
4
5
3
3
4
6
6
9
9
6
3
4
7
7
6
6
6
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