Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
286
252
220
194
147
141
100
96
92
53
121
119
115
76
47
46
17
16
8
8
6
4
14
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:01AM1.65m
2:26PM1.80m
3:01AM1.65m
3:22PM1.83m
4:01AM1.66m
4:20PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.58m
8:44PM0.55m
9:05AM0.55m
9:44PM0.53m
10:06AM0.51m
10:48PM0.52m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
6
5
4
5
6
5
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
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