Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
445
440
516
555
781
905
905
949
995
1776
2610
3102
2644
2412
2033
1977
1949
1894
1706
1680
1632
1440
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
5
W
10
E
15
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34AM1.55m
7:04PM1.57m
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
8:22AM1.67m
8:57PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.68m
1:29AM0.71m
1:50PM0.66m
2:21AM0.68m
2:49PM0.62m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
10
11
13
14
12
11
9
9
8
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
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12
11
Feels °C
1
3
5
7
7
10
8
5
6
6
8
10
10
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
7
5
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