Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
6
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
639
663
681
866
731
445
416
435
415
436
408
354
287
234
229
192
188
158
436
417
335
272
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26AM1.44m
1:47PM1.52m
2:12AM1.43m
2:32PM1.52m
2:59AM1.44m
3:19PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.70m
8:02PM0.68m
8:09AM0.69m
8:45PM0.69m
8:58AM0.69m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
0
0
-2
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
9
8
8
7
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