Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3353 | 3062 | 2746 | 2562 | 2383 | 2082 | 1779 | 1595 | 1429 | 1285 | 1190 | 1086 | 999 | 839 | 878 | 1248 | 1011 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05AM2.90m | 2:35PM2.83m | 3:05AM2.71m | 3:44PM2.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM1.07m | 8:25AM1.04m | 8:59PM1.27m | 9:20AM1.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3353 | 3062 | 2746 | 2562 | 2383 | 2082 | 1779 | 1595 | 1429 | 1285 | 1190 | 1086 | 999 | 839 | 878 | 1248 | 1011 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 64 | 64 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 267 | 270 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 120 | 97 | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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