Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.1°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2568
3251
4112
3988
3168
2530
2027
1778
1609
3438
2313
1736
1514
1070
822
584
480
336
266
198
191
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
W
10
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:48AM1.56m
8:18PM1.56m
8:38AM1.62m
9:10PM1.59m
9:27AM1.67m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.65m
2:39AM0.67m
3:02PM0.62m
3:27AM0.63m
3:55PM0.59m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
10
12
11
11
11
10
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
7
6
6
6
7
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