Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
156
136
131
104
218
123
121
160
160
160
213
285
563
531
431
308
741
866
Wind (km/h)
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
20
WNW
15
S
20
NW
40
WNW
25
W
5
W
25
NW
35
NW
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38PM1.65m
7:56AM1.79m
8:35PM1.67m
8:51AM1.82m
9:30PM1.68m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.63m
1:52AM0.65m
2:30PM0.58m
2:45AM0.59m
3:27PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
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7:57
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7:58
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
13
13
13
11
9
Feels °C
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
6
10
9
7
2
4
8
7
6
7
4
0
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