Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.2
SE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
150
133
127
158
118
154
154
90
181
178
242
242
261
471
246
280
466
285
408
421
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
0
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM1.60m
2:50AM1.48m
3:07PM1.58m
3:35AM1.45m
3:48PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.76m
8:47PM0.75m
8:49AM0.77m
9:31PM0.76m
9:34AM0.77m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
3
3
3
6
6
6
5
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