Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° S 174.75° E

Browns Bay Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Browns Bay Bar sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.6° 

Browns Bay Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Browns Bay Bar today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Browns Bay Bar at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
32
32
22
32
31
9
9
15
11
25
7
18
6
26
9
27
54
73
70
45
47
48
35
35
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:11AM2.65m
4:38PM2.79m
5:13AM2.69m
5:32PM2.80m
6:09AM2.74m
6:22PM2.80m
7:00AM2.80m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.74m
11:11PM0.67m
11:35AM0.74m
00:02AM0.64m
12:27PM0.71m
00:49AM0.62m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
clear
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
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7:57
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1
3
3
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1
12
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3
3
2
2
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2
3
1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
18
18
18
17
18
17
19
19
20
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
19
19
17
18
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
17
19
17
19
16
13
14
15
15
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