Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.8°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
2.5
S
7
5
S
9
5
S
10
5
S
10
5.5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
22
20
31
28
63
30
617
3718
5373
5100
5621
5220
4739
3961
3459
3081
2766
2016
1555
1158
830
531
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
S
30
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:13AM1.63m
9:40PM1.55m
9:57AM1.61m
10:24PM1.54m
10:40AM1.58m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.76m
3:42PM0.72m
3:45AM0.76m
4:28PM0.71m
4:29AM0.75m
5:11PM0.69m
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6:33
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6:30
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7:40
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2
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6
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3
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
8
9
8
10
7
3
-2
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
3
4
5
6
5
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