Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 1135 | 1079 | 694 | 556 | 425 | 396 | 322 | 295 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 188 | 182 | 136 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.61m | 11:56PM1.55m | 12:22PM1.59m | 00:39AM1.51m | 1:05PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.69m | 6:02PM0.68m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:44PM0.69m | 6:48AM0.72m | 7:25PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 529 | 1135 | 1079 | 694 | 556 | 425 | 396 | 322 | 295 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 188 | 182 | 136 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 257 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 125 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | ESE 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 24 | 61 | 135 | 215 | 325 | 363 | 353 | 216 | 216 | 266 | 509 | 822 | 1103 | 783 | 493 | 135 | 99 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 78 | 66 | 131 | 127 | 137 | 127 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 137 | 78 |
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