
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
812 | 499 | 860 | 836 | 858 | 822 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 307 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 274 | 235 | 573 | 483 | 402 | 294 | 170 | 125 | 117 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.53m | 1:04AM1.46m | 1:28PM1.52m | 1:47AM1.46m | 2:11PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.71m | 7:08PM0.65m | 7:07AM0.69m | 7:45PM0.65m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:24PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
812 | 499 | 860 | 836 | 858 | 822 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 307 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 274 | 235 | 573 | 483 | 402 | 294 | 170 | 125 | 117 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 12 |
— | 260 | 264 | 195 | 273 | — | 228 | 160 | 145 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 46 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 145 | 41 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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