
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 |
138 | 51 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 42 | 59 | 89 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 115 | 176 | 149 | 98 | 45 | 29 | 144 | 131 | 137 | 45 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
19 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 84 | 3 | 2 | — | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 19 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
207 | 560 | 929 | 646 | 159 | 108 | 108 | 135 | 146 | 103 | 146 | 126 | 152 | 228 | 224 | 260 | 209 | 300 | 431 | 444 | 550 | 467 | 578 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 127 | 137 | 140 | 117 | 140 | 61 | 297 | 112 | 57 | 78 | 78 | 105 | 112 | 126 | 78 | 66 | 105 | 112 | 127 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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