Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
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Monday
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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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2335
3997
3898
3729
3968
3704
3027
2457
1828
1376
917
716
379
677
423
307
302
256
484
469
447
425
827
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
10
SSE
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
NW
10
W
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
High Tide
6:40AM1.42m
6:54PM1.50m
7:27AM1.44m
7:46PM1.50m
8:15AM1.48m
8:39PM1.52m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.72m
12:39PM0.70m
1:33AM0.70m
1:29PM0.68m
2:19AM0.69m
2:21PM0.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
13
14
13
9
Feels °C
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
1
3
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
6
6
10
10
10
2
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