Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
9
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
885
678
356
363
319
373
628
538
1120
1065
694
547
497
396
316
244
240
191
188
184
146
104
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:50AM1.63m
11:13PM1.57m
11:37AM1.61m
11:56PM1.55m
12:22PM1.59m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.66m
5:16PM0.66m
5:28AM0.69m
6:02PM0.68m
6:09AM0.71m
6:44PM0.69m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
3
3
1
-1
-1
-1
1
4
4
4
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