Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is

13.8°C

Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSW 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	209	317	440	350	273	235	151	167	158	90	85	67	71	74	75	77	44	73	102	131	112	101	59	55
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		3:24AM1.51m				3:48PM1.56m					4:16AM1.55m				4:43PM1.59m				5:09AM1.61m				5:41PM1.61m
Low Tide				9:24AM0.70m				9:58PM0.72m					10:22AM0.70m				10:58PM0.73m				11:24AM0.69m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	6	5	4	5	6	5	6	7	6	5	6	6	5	6	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	3	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSW 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 15	S 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	209	317	440	350	273	235	151	167	158	90	85	58	40	74	39	77	44	73	102	131	112	101	59	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 15	E 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSW 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	55	26	14	14	13	12	11	4	4	55	37	67	71	25	75	24	15	13	12	12	13	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 12	E 16	S 20	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	E 12	SSW 10	SSE 9	E 12	E 14	SE 13	SE 13	E 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	18	16	14	5	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	4	11	17	3	9	8	3	4	7	7	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	43	78	114	167	200	351	396	220	78	84	83	83	113	112	200	381	328	310	312	352	521	754	940	940
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	35	35	51	51	51	52	51	51	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	51	51	78	78	78	105	105	127	127
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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