Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Breaker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 136 | 94 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.60m | 5:01PM1.75m | 5:37AM1.60m | 6:00PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.47m | 10:24PM0.51m | 10:46AM0.45m | 11:28PM0.53m | 11:45AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 164 | 136 | 94 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 34 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 10 | E 3 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | NW 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 35 | 41 |
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