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 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck Bay-Blue House sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House at 6AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2494
2496
2381
2011
1883
1829
1739
3482
3353
3062
2746
2562
2383
2082
1779
1485
1429
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SE
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:20AM3.12m
1:45PM3.01m
2:05AM2.90m
2:35PM2.83m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.85m
7:42AM0.83m
8:05PM1.07m
8:25AM1.04m
8:59PM1.27m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
10
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
7
5
6
5
6
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
9
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