Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
16
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SE
6
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
81
53
48
237
393
512
385
229
199
144
98
125
125
96
83
79
76
55
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
55
NNW
40
NW
40
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:02PM1.74m
00:30AM1.61m
12:56PM1.74m
1:26AM1.59m
1:52PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.49m
6:41AM0.48m
7:15PM0.48m
7:33AM0.47m
8:07PM0.49m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
9
6
7
11
9
4
Temp °C
14
13
14
10
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
3
8
2
1
-1
-1
0
1
2
4
3
5
4
7
8
6
5
5
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