On a cloudy summer morning, picturesque views of Breaker Bay landscape, Off Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. The area is known for southerly gales, hence wind turbines can be seen

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Breaker Bay is a suburb on the south east coast of Wellington City in New Zealand, on the Miramar Peninsula. The suburb contains a 600 m wide bay of the same name.
The suburb of Breaker Bay is named after its largest bay. F. L. Irvine-Smith wrote in 1948, "South from Seatoun is Breaker Bay (by no means a misnomer) reached by the Pass of Branda, named from the well-known pass at the head of Loch Awa ". The Pass of Branda forms the northern entrance to the suburb.
The area is known for southerly gales as it is exposed to Cook Strait. Waves would often crash over the road in winter, and intense storms put pressure on the coastline which is facing erosion. Storms have rendered its only road unusable and damaged, such as in 2013. In 2016, construction started on a new seawall to protect houses and the road and was expected to be finished by April 2017. Another storm in 2021 was declared a state of emergency. Around 140 homes in Breaker Bay were evacuated, the road was closed for around a day, and debris spread across the road needed to be cleared.
The Wahine disaster, a 1968 ferry sinking in which 53 people died, occurred near Breaker Bay. The ferry ended up on Barrett Reef, a feature in the water just off of the bay. Stuart Young, a Breaker Bay resident, was the first to raise the alarm. Some residents attempted to set out in small boats to assist but were forced back by the waves. The Wahine Memorial Park in the suburb commemorates the event; the park is near where survivors reached the shore and includes a bow thruster from the ship.
The Eastern Walkway runs along the top of the bay and has views of the area.
Dolphins and orca are regularly sighted from the suburb. Penguins nest in the area and there are "penguin crossing" signs on the road. R_26733

Taken in: New Zealand / Wellington / Breaker Bay (show map)

Taken on: February 1, 2023

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