Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is

11.5° C

Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 11	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4	14	13	12	26	25	24	23	23	36	22	22	23	47	52	93	107	147	223	275	1363	1668	1025	814
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	N	N	NNE	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:00AM1.65m				5:20PM1.84m				5:59AM1.65m					6:20PM1.81m				6:57AM1.65m
Low Tide		10:48PM0.52m				11:06AM0.48m				11:52PM0.50m					12:05PM0.45m				00:53AM0.49m				1:04PM0.44m


	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	12	11
Feels °C	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	7	6	6	6	9	11	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	NW 6	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 11	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 12	S 12
kJ	1	14	13	12	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	19	47	52	12	107	147	223	275	1363	1668	1025	814
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 16	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 17	NW 6	S 7	S 7	SSW 14	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	2	1	1	5	11	11	14	14	16	17	17	17	23	22	22	93	12	16	32	207	284	322	318	382
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	S 18	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 20	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	ESE 14	N 16	E 16	E 10	—	SW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 6	SSW 14	ESE 16	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	6	5	1	1	8	10	10	10	36	5	5	8	—	3	22	42	8	69	217	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	236	188	195	106	49	46	88	83	91	154	224	184	209	104	34	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Lyall Bay-Bombora Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	105	105	78	57	51	57	78	78	78	105	78	66	78	5	3	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington														The Island (Island Bay)	Wainuiomata Reefs	Wainuiomata Reefs	Wainuiomata Reefs	Mana Island	Mana Island	Wainuiomata Reefs	Airport Rights	Airport Rights	Airport Rights	Airport Rights
Rating (10 max)														1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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