Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 1AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
14
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
962
951
828
567
445
430
606
545
748
794
794
920
965
1363
2620
3088
2634
2372
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07PM1.55m
6:34AM1.55m
7:04PM1.57m
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.73m
12:50PM0.68m
1:29AM0.71m
1:50PM0.66m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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7:22
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4
4
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Temp °C
6
7
8
7
8
9
11
12
14
12
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
-3
1
3
3
1
2
6
7
8
9
8
5
6
8
9
9
9
8
7
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