Breaker Bay surf break

Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZST
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Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (31 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
29
18
20
41
40
19
17
16
12
8
15
14
17
17
15
14
14
3
16
32
59
58
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
25
NNE
40
N
40
N
25
NW
20
N
20
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06PM1.61m
5:32AM1.51m
5:50PM1.60m
6:19AM1.49m
6:33PM1.58m
7:05AM1.47m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.82m
11:38AM0.83m
00:23AM0.82m
12:21PM0.82m
1:11AM0.79m
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7:35
7:37
7:37
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5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
1
1
2
12
13
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
14
14
10
9
12
9
11
8
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.2
S
12
0.4
NNW
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
35
33
29
18
20
38
40
19
38
56
12
39
8
3
2
3
3
3
3
8
6
12
16
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
33
35
10
9
9
41
7
2
17
16
8
15
14
17
17
15
14
14
7
12
32
59
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
6
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
15
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
15
15
18
9
2
2
2
6
2
8
2
3
3
3
4
3
16
6
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
74
72
113
138
56
29
54
76
35
8
176
44
227
260
78
124
64
42
22
16
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
51
56
51
35
35
35
37
37
52
110
110
110
110
52
61
57
57
41
57
57
35
4
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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