Breaker Bay surf break

Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (16 Feb)13ft (4.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
S
4
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)10999998888888888888888810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)489629282104158174158944537627727026423523522819516516513710510378575544
Wind
(km/h)
55
SSW
25
WSW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
N
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.43
5:10AM
1.54
5:44PM
1.43
6:01AM
1.54
6:36PM
1.45
6:55AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
0.69
11:40AM
0.70
11:46PM
0.67
12:37PM
0.70
12:39AM
0.65
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:47-------6:48--
Sunset-8:23-------8:22-------8:21------
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2321-11----------------
Temp. °C151513141415161718181616151517191918161515151819
Feels °C (?)51112141414151515161515151517171615141213121414
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