Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 3PM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
8
4
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
SSW
6
1.7
S
6
0.9
ESE
10
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
18
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3203
2766
2216
2103
1525
1482
1075
542
481
408
326
273
217
156
104
75
110
227
659
516
176
422
317
286
Wind (km/h)
50
S
50
S
45
SSE
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM1.63m
00:12AM1.61m
12:36PM1.69m
1:04AM1.64m
1:30PM1.75m
2:01AM1.65m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.63m
6:26AM0.62m
6:52PM0.61m
7:15AM0.60m
7:47PM0.58m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
7:43
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5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
Feels °C
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
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