Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
421
326
326
265
235
217
167
167
164
164
111
109
107
74
73
63
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:20AM1.43m
4:31PM1.53m
5:05AM1.41m
5:16PM1.51m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.76m
10:20AM0.75m
11:06PM0.75m
11:06AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
7
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
4
4
2
-1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
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