Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1252
1077
932
946
1001
986
987
905
919
824
933
958
972
958
799
590
836
715
715
801
619
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
5
SSE
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.56m
11:44PM1.49m
12:04PM1.54m
00:23AM1.47m
12:46PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.67m
5:51AM0.72m
6:31PM0.65m
6:29AM0.71m
7:08PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:44
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7:45
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Temp °C
9
11
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
9
7
6
4
3
5
8
11
12
10
10
8
7
10
11
13
10
8
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