Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
16
19
76
56
34
376
1697
1497
1052
703
609
494
470
351
286
177
167
163
163
Wind (km/h)
55
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:05PM1.58m
1:24AM1.48m
1:46PM1.56m
2:09AM1.44m
2:27PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.72m
7:25PM0.70m
7:27AM0.73m
8:05PM0.70m
8:07AM0.73m
8:46PM0.71m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
4
5
3
2
2
4
7
6
4
4
6
7
8
5
6
4
4
7
7
9
9
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