Breakwater may refer to: *

Breakwater (structure) A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges. Breakwaters have been built since antiquity to protect anchorage (maritime), anchorages, helping isolate vessels ...

, a structure for protecting a beach or harbour

Places

* Breakwater, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia * Breakwater Island, Antarctica * Breakwater Islands, Nunavut, Canada * Breakwater School, a Portland, Maine, pre-school and elementary school founded in 1956

Arts and entertainment

* Breakwater (band), a funk and soul band from the 1970s * ''Breakwater'' (album), a 1988 album by Lennie Gallant * ''Breakwater'' (film), a 2023 starring Dermot Mulroney * ''The Breakwater'', an alternative name for the 1670 painting '' Storm Off a Sea Coast'' by Jacob van Ruisdael

Other

* , a United States Navy patrol vessel, minesweeper, and tug in commission from 1917 to 1920 * Breaking the water or water breaking, a term for the rupture of membranes during pregnancy {{disambiguation, geo