Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), 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, calm by Sat night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
8
1.4
SSW
5
3.5
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
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
18
32
82
93
1108
4045
5459
5100
5510
5118
4757
4402
3647
3042
2852
2207
1493
1174
874
541
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
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
3:42PM0.72m
3:45AM0.76m
4:28PM0.71m
4:29AM0.75m
5:11PM0.69m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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7:39
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7:40
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7:43
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 mm
1
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1
7
6
2
1
1
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1
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1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
11
10
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
7
7
2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
2
4
5
6
5
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