Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.2° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
4
SSW
9
5
SSW
10
5
SSW
10
5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
111
109
107
74
71
71
71
40
40
39
23
38
83
37
82
2607
4303
4706
5045
6113
5366
4148
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
40
S
35
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:05AM1.41m
5:16PM1.51m
5:52AM1.41m
6:04PM1.50m
6:40AM1.42m
6:54PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.73m
11:57PM0.74m
11:52AM0.71m
00:46AM0.72m
12:39PM0.70m
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
8
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
0
1
-2
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
1
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