Breaker Bay surf break

Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
17.6° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.6
ESE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)912121111111110101010667111010109998815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)245677706866644139163651069485275487647473265177103755144
Wind
(km/h)
45
NNW
45
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
SSE
15
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
N
40
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffononglassglasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
1.48
7:51AM
1.56
8:21PM
1.53
8:48AM
1.58
9:12PM
1.59
9:43AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
0.68
1:34AM
0.63
2:24PM
0.66
2:32AM
0.62
3:14PM
0.64
3:30AM
0.60
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset-8:20-------8:17-------8:16------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817171717181919161413131214161615151616161719
Feels °C (?)1111131513121112131010121210131411979781015
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