
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 7PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1070 | 1371 | 1127 | 932 | 750 | 711 | 699 | 573 | 474 | 457 | 442 | 361 | 290 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 240 | 163 | 163 | 133 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.69m | 11:54PM1.62m | 12:17PM1.73m | 00:46AM1.62m | 1:12PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.58m | 6:09AM0.57m | 6:39PM0.54m | 6:57AM0.54m | 7:30PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
1070 | 1371 | 1127 | 932 | 750 | 711 | 699 | 573 | 474 | 457 | 442 | 361 | 290 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 240 | 163 | 163 | 133 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 20 | SSE 14 | S 18 | SSE 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 14 |
229 | 244 | 175 | 137 | 79 | 61 | 43 | 49 | 109 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 41 | 65 | — | 89 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | E 13 | SSW 13 | E 6 | S 17 |
186 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
35 | 74 | 103 | 76 | 94 | 115 | 148 | 119 | 76 | 44 | 71 | 40 | 33 | 46 | 36 | 39 | 112 | 578 | 356 | 273 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 57 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 56 | 78 | 112 | 66 | 66 |
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