Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.9
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
126
838
893
930
809
627
455
440
606
545
661
807
890
920
1109
1367
2620
3088
2644
2309
Wind (km/h)
60
NW
40
SSW
35
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
W
5
SW
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07PM1.55m
6:34AM1.55m
7:04PM1.57m
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.69m
00:34AM0.73m
12:50PM0.68m
1:29AM0.71m
1:50PM0.66m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:03
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7:01
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6:58
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8:21
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7:22
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7:22
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 mm
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4
3
4
1
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Temp °C
14
10
6
7
8
7
8
9
10
12
13
12
10
10
9
8
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
3
2
-3
1
4
3
1
2
5
7
7
10
7
9
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
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