
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 67 | 71 | 51 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.60m | 5:01PM1.75m | 5:37AM1.60m | 6:00PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.47m | 10:24PM0.51m | 10:46AM0.45m | 11:28PM0.53m | 11:45AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
94 | 67 | 57 | 51 | 34 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 13 |
22 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 3 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
19 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | E 6 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
1 | 1 | 71 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 14 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 10 |
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