Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
3 PM
6 PM
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
22
24
26
24
23
21
13
21
11
21
17
21
53
50
48
87
318
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
20
S
20
S
30
S
45
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM1.75m
5:37AM1.60m
6:00PM1.72m
6:34AM1.61m
6:58PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.53m
11:45AM0.45m
00:28AM0.54m
12:44PM0.47m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
10
11
8
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
12
9
7
3
0
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