Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
4
1
5
4
4
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
133
110
273
452
1367
1510
1180
1108
2165
3479
3876
3388
3675
2441
2913
3198
3094
2527
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
5
ESE
25
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
W
5
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:28PM1.52m
6:57AM1.50m
7:24PM1.54m
7:48AM1.56m
8:18PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.68m
1:01AM0.71m
1:08PM0.67m
1:50AM0.69m
2:06PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
12
13
14
14
10
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
12
Feels °C
6
4
6
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
4
5
7
7
4
4
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