Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
919
824
824
972
972
861
711
499
860
739
959
822
282
227
235
307
289
284
227
227
227
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:04PM1.54m
00:23AM1.47m
12:46PM1.53m
1:04AM1.46m
1:28PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.65m
6:29AM0.71m
7:08PM0.65m
7:07AM0.69m
7:45PM0.65m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
4
7
10
13
10
9
7
7
9
10
11
11
8
6
6
7
10
13
15
13
12
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