Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
51
33
27
26
42
59
89
21
21
21
41
115
176
149
98
49
84
144
131
137
49
49
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
55
NW
60
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:16AM1.71m
10:48PM1.62m
11:08AM1.73m
11:37PM1.62m
12:02PM1.74m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.59m
4:46PM0.55m
5:04AM0.55m
5:36PM0.51m
5:52AM0.51m
6:25PM0.49m
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light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
4
3
6
6
4
4
3
4
5
6
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
5
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