Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 4PM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Wed night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1776
2884
3139
2868
2581
2216
2125
2035
1813
1762
1584
1376
1189
989
855
668
593
603
449
371
377
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
20
N
30
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
8:22AM1.67m
8:57PM1.62m
9:14AM1.73m
9:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.66m
2:21AM0.68m
2:49PM0.62m
3:12AM0.64m
3:46PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
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6:58
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6:56
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7:22
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7:23
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Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
11
11
9
8
7
7
8
9
11
11
10
7
4
1
1
2
4
5
4
3
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