Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
12
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
SSW
14
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
56
56
36
1012
985
973
758
642
521
657
707
629
650
794
884
1037
1053
1270
2590
3088
2644
2341
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
50
NW
60
NNW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
0
W
15
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:40AM1.50m
6:07PM1.55m
6:34AM1.55m
7:04PM1.57m
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.69m
00:34AM0.73m
12:50PM0.68m
1:29AM0.71m
1:50PM0.66m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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6:58
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8:21
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7:22
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 mm
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4
3
3
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Temp °C
13
14
14
10
6
7
8
7
8
9
11
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
3
2
-3
1
3
3
1
1
5
8
7
10
8
6
6
6
9
9
11
8
7
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