Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.08° E

Shipwreck Bay-Blue House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Blue House sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.0° 

Shipwreck Bay-Blue House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House at 4AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1198
1261
1162
1067
851
754
667
730
471
330
335
350
1048
1255
1262
1266
1137
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:55AM2.93m
3:27PM2.81m
3:56AM2.78m
4:39PM2.74m
Low Tide
8:48PM1.07m
9:15AM1.03m
9:46PM1.23m
10:13AM1.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
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