Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1070
870
989
1332
1382
1154
1066
997
911
786
655
526
440
229
203
271
131
106
83
60
41
Wind (km/h)
5
W
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10AM1.60m
6:35PM1.62m
7:04AM1.62m
7:30PM1.60m
7:56AM1.64m
8:22PM1.59m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.55m
00:56AM0.64m
1:21PM0.59m
1:46AM0.67m
2:16PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
10
10
8
6
5
5
5
5
7
5
4
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