Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
12
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
157
116
114
82
74
71
56
47
49
800
970
1051
758
627
463
484
397
452
430
569
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
55
NW
40
S
35
S
25
S
10
SW
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
High Tide
4:11PM1.54m
4:40AM1.50m
5:07PM1.55m
5:34AM1.55m
6:04PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.69m
10:34PM0.73m
10:50AM0.69m
11:34PM0.73m
11:50AM0.68m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:03
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7:01
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6:00
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6:20
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7:21
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6:22
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4
2
3
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Temp °C
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
7
6
7
8
7
7
9
10
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
6
5
4
6
5
6
5
6
4
-3
-3
0
4
3
1
2
6
8
7
9
7
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