Breaker Bay surf break

Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1099888914131212111313171567121110121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206465403120162017291413171728451302001208110791811361012807
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
60
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
NW
60
NNW
50
NW
35
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
1.62
11:52PM
1.61
12:17PM
1.60
12:40AM
1.61
1:02PM
1.58
1:27AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.60
6:13AM
0.63
6:34PM
0.65
7:02AM
0.68
7:16PM
0.69
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset---8:55-------8:55-------8:54----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C191919181717171718191919191918131416161615131213
Feels °C (?)1213131210109991091011101151013131313101010
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