Shingles Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.73° S 171.59° E

Shingles WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shingles sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.2° 

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


Shingles surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 27 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, WNW swell with 4,845 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 20 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shingles this week:

The surf forecast for Shingles over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Shingles in the next 16 days are 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Tue 20th Oct)5ft (1.5m) 12s
Best Surf 7AM (Tue 27th Oct)15ft (4.5m) 11s
Most Powerful10AM (Tue 27th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shingles over the next 16 days.


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