Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
123
125
125
90
83
79
56
55
51
50
39
39
39
36
36
36
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
NE
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:26AM1.59m
1:52PM1.74m
2:24AM1.58m
2:48PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.48m
7:33AM0.47m
8:07PM0.49m
8:30AM0.47m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
11
12
11
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
7
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
3
3
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