Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
20
1.7
S
20
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.4
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2337
2245
1916
1578
1210
1165
1088
1005
1392
1373
1335
1280
1097
1409
4141
3968
3305
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
5
NNW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:17PM1.73m
8:48AM1.66m
9:14PM1.69m
9:40AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.51m
3:01PM0.49m
3:37AM0.53m
3:59PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
7
8
10
8
8
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
6
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