Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 7AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
17
1.7
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
763
1739
1373
1357
1519
1859
1352
961
862
633
513
423
347
282
225
217
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
40
NW
Wind State
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:39AM1.41m
3:54PM1.51m
4:26AM1.41m
4:42PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:30PM0.72m
9:38AM0.71m
10:20PM0.72m
10:28AM0.70m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
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5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
11
9
9
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
4
4
7
7
10
10
9
8
5
5
4
3
2
3
5
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