Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2051 | 1340 | 961 | 862 | 633 | 513 | 423 | 347 | 282 | 278 | 217 | 203 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 191 | 188 | 138 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.51m | 4:26AM1.41m | 4:42PM1.51m | 5:15AM1.43m | 5:34PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.72m | 10:28AM0.70m | 11:15PM0.73m | 11:19AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
2051 | 1340 | 961 | 862 | 633 | 513 | 423 | 347 | 282 | 278 | 217 | 203 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 191 | 188 | 138 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
36 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 31 | 128 | 204 | 284 | 431 | 459 | 750 | 376 | 189 | 148 | 148 | 138 | 62 | 33 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 131 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 51 | 2 | 2 |
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