Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4055
4046
3331
3429
3876
3855
4305
3735
2972
2393
1902
1751
1584
3182
2127
1736
1376
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
NNW
20
N
35
NNW
35
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:24PM1.54m
7:48AM1.56m
8:18PM1.56m
8:38AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.69m
2:06PM0.65m
2:39AM0.67m
3:02PM0.62m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
2
1
2
2
3
6
4
4
3
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
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