Breaker Bay surf break

Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)777777778888888888899888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293233180186198233303349410466579631706686650566632659629589623528454392
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
1.59
4:03PM
1.48
4:19AM
1.58
4:49PM
1.46
5:01AM
1.57
5:35PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.78
10:02PM
0.79
10:47AM
0.78
10:49PM
0.78
11:34AM
0.77
11:36PM
0.75
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset-----8:53-------8:52-------8:52--
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C151515161615151414141415151414131313141414141413
Feels °C (?)11121313131112109888878787777788
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