Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
196
196
165
156
518
417
335
282
268
205
184
166
157
116
114
110
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:59AM1.44m
3:19PM1.53m
3:49AM1.46m
4:11PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.69m
8:58AM0.69m
9:36PM0.72m
9:53AM0.69m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
4
5
6
7
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
4
6
7
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