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Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
16.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 2PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)989111212121212121111101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48341250593310541369136912001180109810651102988932802802786701716701701696546484
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
S
5
SE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
off		offoffcross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
1.59
11:12PM
1.62
11:43AM
1.61
12:02AM
1.68
12:32PM
1.63
12:54AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.62
5:14PM
0.61
5:32AM
0.60
6:01PM
0.59
6:24AM
0.58
6:49PM
0.57
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:47-------8:46-------8:45--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1--1111452---
Temp. °C141315171816151515151618181716151514141313141414
Feels °C (?)1111141415141514151515171717151414121089101011
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