Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
15
1.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
8
4
SSW
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
23
21
13
21
121
21
17
21
53
50
82
202
534
1472
2381
2796
2816
2746
2938
2543
2310
Wind (km/h)
10
N
0
WNW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
20
S
30
S
40
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37AM1.60m
6:00PM1.72m
6:34AM1.61m
6:58PM1.68m
7:30AM1.63m
7:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.45m
00:28AM0.54m
12:44PM0.47m
1:24AM0.56m
1:42PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
10
12
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
9
5
1
-3
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
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