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Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.08° E

Shipwreck Bay-Blue House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck Bay-Blue House sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House at 4AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4749
4294
9097
9191
7951
6763
4660
3556
2845
2256
1627
1193
952
798
439
319
337
355
584
799
851
888
785
933
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:15AM3.07m
1:35PM3.13m
1:58AM2.89m
2:22PM2.96m
2:55AM2.73m
3:22PM2.80m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.84m
7:58PM1.05m
8:13AM1.02m
8:49PM1.20m
9:05AM1.19m
9:50PM1.30m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:43
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6:41
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7:42
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7:43
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7:44
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 mm
1
1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
4
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
2
3
5
5
6
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
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