
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1210 | 1131 | 1088 | 1005 | 1546 | 1505 | 1315 | 1280 | 1225 | 1617 | 4097 | 3533 | 2960 | 2105 | 1589 | 1298 | 1081 | 915 | 782 | 653 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.66m | 9:14PM1.69m | 9:40AM1.66m | 10:08PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.49m | 3:37AM0.53m | 3:59PM0.54m | 4:27AM0.57m | 4:53PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
1210 | 1131 | 1088 | 1005 | 1546 | 1505 | 1315 | 1280 | 1225 | 1097 | 4097 | 3533 | 2960 | 2105 | 1589 | 1298 | 1081 | 915 | 782 | 653 | 522 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
175 | 172 | 170 | 109 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 598 | 1617 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 37 | 71 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | 5 | 50 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 110 | 59 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 90 | 126 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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