Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.4m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.5
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1549
1430
1546
1352
1315
1261
1225
1617
4097
3533
2960
2316
1757
1442
1081
915
782
653
522
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14PM1.69m
9:40AM1.66m
10:08PM1.66m
10:31AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.49m
3:37AM0.53m
3:59PM0.54m
4:27AM0.57m
4:53PM0.58m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
11
Feels °C
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
2
3
3
6
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