Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
416
339
327
316
262
157
125
86
92
93
60
60
55
28
16
15
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:58PM1.63m
11:21AM1.65m
11:46PM1.60m
12:11PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.61m
5:45PM0.63m
6:00AM0.65m
6:33PM0.67m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
7
6
7
10
10
8
7
6
5
3
2
5
4
5
4
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