Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House at 4AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7386 | 11098 | 8724 | 6411 | 6441 | 6134 | 5159 | 4469 | 4027 | 3563 | 3344 | 3253 | 3240 | 2670 | 2536 | 2454 | 2494 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:05AM3.56m | 12:26PM3.37m | 00:42AM3.35m | 1:04PM3.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.45m | 6:38PM0.62m | 7:03AM0.63m | 7:20PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7386 | 7322 | 7038 | 6411 | 6441 | 6134 | 5159 | 4469 | 4027 | 3563 | 3344 | 3253 | 3240 | 2670 | 2536 | 2454 | 2494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 566 | 11098 | 8724 | 2377 | 1858 | 1738 | 1459 | 1039 | 488 | 311 | 139 | 84 | — | — | — | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 333 | 166 | 166 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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