Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.3°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
10
1.3
S
5
2
S
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
186
133
81
51
88
86
377
512
527
418
295
198
140
128
125
96
83
79
76
59
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
30
SSW
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:02PM1.74m
00:30AM1.61m
12:56PM1.74m
1:26AM1.59m
1:52PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.49m
6:41AM0.48m
7:15PM0.48m
7:33AM0.47m
8:07PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
8
9
7
10
9
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
14
11
10
9
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
4
4
5
3
7
5
3
2
-2
1
1
2
3
4
4
5
6
7
6
4
4
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