Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.0° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
131
137
120
86
84
389
349
540
612
443
358
284
216
172
158
146
132
79
45
36
50
48
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
NW
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:42AM1.62m
2:07PM1.78m
2:41AM1.61m
3:04PM1.79m
3:41AM1.60m
4:02PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.51m
8:24PM0.50m
8:45AM0.49m
9:22PM0.50m
9:45AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
9
9
7
6
5
4
3
4
6
8
7
9
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
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