Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 10AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
9
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6221
4470
3546
4770
3613
3236
2384
1753
623
887
678
347
311
319
373
628
538
472
954
600
483
365
289
Wind (km/h)
45
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM1.64m
10:28PM1.60m
10:50AM1.63m
11:13PM1.57m
11:37AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.64m
4:27PM0.63m
4:44AM0.66m
5:16PM0.66m
5:28AM0.69m
6:02PM0.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
-3
-1
0
2
3
2
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
3
1
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