Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
2
S
16
2.2
S
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
781
807
920
1037
1087
1985
2833
3139
2678
2412
2070
1949
1922
1682
1632
1462
1419
1226
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
20
WNW
5
NW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
25
N
30
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:04PM1.57m
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
8:22AM1.67m
8:57PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.71m
1:50PM0.66m
2:21AM0.68m
2:49PM0.62m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
12
10
9
8
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
8
10
6
6
5
9
10
11
9
7
7
7
7
10
10
11
7
4
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