Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.2°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (13 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2996
2287
1808
1357
1070
870
883
1141
1310
1194
1066
997
895
786
643
536
451
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NW
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10AM1.60m
6:35PM1.62m
7:04AM1.62m
7:30PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.62m
12:25PM0.55m
00:56AM0.64m
1:21PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
11
13
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
9
9
7
6
5
6
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
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