Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 2AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
1017
904
581
362
276
210
178
147
127
120
118
154
154
95
181
172
198
265
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44PM1.61m
2:04AM1.51m
2:26PM1.60m
2:50AM1.48m
3:07PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.73m
8:06AM0.76m
8:47PM0.75m
8:49AM0.77m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
-3
-3
-1
1
1
4
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
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