Breaker Bay surf break

Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.3
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)131212111313181514131211111010121111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3529141316176461633721079117010297704901045721595498354282277228184
Wind
(km/h)
60
NNW
55
NW
55
NW
55
NNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
40
WNW
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
1.60
12:40AM
1.61
1:02PM
1.58
1:27AM
1.60
1:47PM
1.55
2:13AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.65
7:02AM
0.68
7:16PM
0.69
7:49AM
0.72
7:57PM
0.73
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:03
Sunset---8:55-------8:54-------8:54----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C182019191919181415161715151313131617171615151616
Feels °C (?)9111010109111012131411121011101211108881112
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