Breaker Bay Surf Break

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
10
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
1
S
12
1.2
S
12
2.1
S
18
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
123
62
150
144
134
130
98
92
86
83
81
72
122
73
290
425
2827
3851
3422
2181
1576
1189
836
Wind (km/h)
55
NNW
60
NW
55
NW
45
NW
25
WNW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37PM1.75m
10:04AM1.67m
10:32PM1.71m
10:56AM1.66m
11:25PM1.67m
11:49AM1.64m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.46m
4:03AM0.48m
4:20PM0.49m
4:54AM0.51m
5:16PM0.54m
5:42AM0.56m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
8
10
11
12
12
13
4
5
6
6
6
7
8
10
9
7
7
7
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
14
1.4
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
S
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
S
9
1
S
12
1.2
S
12
2.1
S
18
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
Energy kJ
171
123
62
150
247
67
130
98
92
86
83
81
72
49
73
290
425
2827
3851
3422
2181
1576
1189
836
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
E
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
20
0.8
S
17
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
45
5
144
134
21
5
13
5
5
4
2
2
50
30
386
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
NW
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
10
5
5
4
4
4
13
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
S
9
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
599
921
1064
689
175
4
5
5
28
37
29
23
122
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
66
127
163
127
105
105
117
17
4
0
0
0
41
59
41
28
35
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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