Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.0° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.7
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
136
133
131
128
120
86
84
262
372
612
660
529
432
341
250
217
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
1:42AM1.62m
2:07PM1.78m
2:41AM1.61m
3:04PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.52m
7:49AM0.51m
8:24PM0.50m
8:45AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
8
9
8
8
4
4
3
4
7
7
8
8
7
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