Breaker Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.83° E

Breaker Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Breaker Bay sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.9° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Breaker Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
14
2
S
14
2.5
S
13
4
S
9
5.5
SSW
12
6
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
S
11
5.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
275
402
377
447
519
913
1691
2598
2934
8692
9483
7453
6952
7156
6567
5424
4921
4164
3156
2418
1901
1520
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
5
W
10
NW
20
N
10
W
25
SSE
10
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:15AM1.48m
8:39PM1.52m
9:01AM1.53m
9:29PM1.55m
9:47AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.69m
2:21PM0.67m
3:05AM0.67m
3:15PM0.66m
3:50AM0.66m
4:07PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
12
14
13
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
3
5
8
8
9
10
4
6
-2
-4
-4
-7
-5
-7
-7
-5
-5
-4
-1
0
3
3
3
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