Breaker Bay surf break

Breaker Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 25 May 2026 NZST
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Breaker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Breaker Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 4PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (25 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
971
915
771
749
737
594
575
566
480
464
456
464
426
184
1178
2593
2513
3127
2606
2155
1680
1440
1397
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
5
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:12PM1.63m
00:40AM1.66m
1:06PM1.61m
1:30AM1.62m
1:59PM1.61m
2:20AM1.59m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.51m
6:29PM0.55m
6:53AM0.57m
7:22PM0.60m
7:39AM0.64m
8:15PM0.66m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:01
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
10
12
10
10
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
2
S
13
Energy kJ
1028
971
915
771
749
737
594
575
566
480
464
456
464
426
184
1178
2593
2513
3127
2606
2155
1680
1440
1397
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.8
NNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.8
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
0.3
ENE
11
1.2
S
18
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
22
21
20
20
25
6
24
12
7
3
1
158
22
165
97
135
25
946
24
28
28
28
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
NNW
5
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
19
19
19
20
2
28
24
118
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.7
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
NNE
11
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
10
26
42
44
42
21
1
49
11
7
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
35
35
35
35
35
0
0
59
59
41
35
35
35
4
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
6
7
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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