Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
2
1
3
2
1
2
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2
S
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
138
133
100
50
46
77
111
127
131
111
273
446
1194
1366
1121
1220
1360
1617
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
10
NW
45
WNW
40
NW
15
WSW
15
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:34PM1.51m
6:06AM1.46m
6:28PM1.52m
6:57AM1.50m
7:24PM1.54m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.72m
12:13PM0.68m
1:01AM0.71m
1:08PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
10
10
12
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
10
8
5
5
10
7
7
2
4
10
8
2
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