Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
125 | 133 | 110 | 273 | 452 | 1367 | 1510 | 1180 | 1108 | 2165 | 3479 | 3876 | 3388 | 3675 | 2441 | 2913 | 3198 | 3094 | 2527 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.52m | 6:57AM1.50m | 7:24PM1.54m | 7:48AM1.56m | 8:18PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.68m | 1:01AM0.71m | 1:08PM0.67m | 1:50AM0.69m | 2:06PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
125 | 133 | 110 | 55 | 74 | 1367 | 1510 | 1180 | 1108 | 36 | 12 | 3876 | — | 2831 | 2441 | 2913 | 3198 | 3094 | 2527 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 8 | 53 | 273 | 452 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | NW 6 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 |
159 | 221 | 131 | — | 20 | 209 | 163 | 119 | 110 | 2165 | 3479 | 3346 | 3388 | 3675 | — | — | — | — | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 78 | 90 | 4 | 35 | 78 | 78 | 117 | 78 | 170 | 28 | 117 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 52 |
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