Surf Forecasts:
Breaker Bay surf forecast from 7 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 15 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, S swell with 2,652 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Breaker Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Breaker Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Breaker Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 7s period and expected on Monday (Nov 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 13th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 19th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Breaker Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
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 kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 71 | 98 | 57 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 68 | 245 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.62m | 4:39AM1.63m | 5:03PM1.60m | 5:29AM1.64m | 5:54PM1.58m | 6:19AM1.65m | 6:44PM1.56m | 7:07AM1.64m | 7:34PM1.54m | 7:54AM1.63m | 8:22PM1.53m | 8:38AM1.60m | 9:08PM1.51m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.61m | 10:18PM0.68m | 10:57AM0.66m | 11:12PM0.74m | 11:50AM0.71m | 00:04AM0.77m | 12:42PM0.75m | 00:53AM0.79m | 1:34PM0.77m | 1:39AM0.80m | 2:25PM0.77m | 2:23AM0.79m | 3:12PM0.76m | 3:06AM0.78m | |||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | NW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 71 | 98 | 57 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 68 | 245 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 8 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 14 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 16 | — | 36 | 37 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 12 | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | N 8 | S 14 | SE 7 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 45 | — | 16 | 49 | 340 | 334 | 525 | 96 | 6 | 76 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 41 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 52 | 113 | 232 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 51 | 57 | 105 | 127 | 105 | 246 | 0 | 51 |
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