Surf Forecasts:
Breaker Bay surf forecast from 18 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 19 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 25 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period, SSW swell with 6,069 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s 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 (Jun 19) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Breaker Bay in the next 16 days are 5.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 25) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 20) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Thu 25th Jun) | 18ft (5.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Breaker Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 355 | 2385 | 1314 | 599 | 294 | 169 | 153 | 102 | 90 | 78 | 170 | 627 | 2934 | 1075 | 812 | 497 | 295 | 137 | 340 | 1520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | off | off |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.85m | 8:17AM1.69m | 8:39PM1.81m | 9:11AM1.68m | 9:37PM1.75m | 10:04AM1.67m | 10:32PM1.71m | 10:56AM1.66m | 11:25PM1.67m | 11:49AM1.64m | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.64m | 1:03AM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.46m | 2:24PM0.45m | 3:09AM0.46m | 3:22PM0.46m | 4:03AM0.48m | 4:20PM0.49m | 4:54AM0.51m | 5:16PM0.54m | 5:42AM0.56m | 6:09PM0.59m | 6:28AM0.61m | 7:00PM0.65m | 7:13AM0.67m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 |
 | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | NW 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 242 | 2385 | 1314 | 599 | 294 | 169 | 153 | 209 | 89 | 78 | 170 | 627 | 2934 | 1075 | 812 | 497 | 295 | 123 | 340 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | SSW 15 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 5 | NW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 10 | S 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 355 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 102 | 90 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 137 | 8 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | NE 12 | E 15 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | S 25 | S 22 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 89 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 6 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | S 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 10 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 478 | 167 | — | 45 | 125 | 266 | 465 | 589 | — | — | 1 | 38 | 102 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 190 | 1520 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 127 | 105 | 116 | 25 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 66 | 52 |
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