Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 4PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 645 | 681 | 790 | 731 | 420 | 427 | 435 | 405 | 464 | 356 | 354 | 287 | 234 | 229 | 192 | 155 | 158 | 436 | 417 | 335 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.43m | 2:32PM1.52m | 2:59AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.70m | 8:02PM0.68m | 8:09AM0.69m | 8:45PM0.69m | 8:58AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 305 | 160 | 123 | 118 | 74 | 42 | 405 | 464 | 356 | 354 | 287 | 234 | 229 | 192 | 155 | 123 | 436 | 417 | 335 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 76 | 112 | 120 | 158 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 645 | 681 | 790 | 731 | 420 | 427 | 435 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 170 | 110 | 110 | 59 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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