Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.11° E

Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.1° 

Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes 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-Supertubes today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes at 6PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10632
9533
6963
6054
5375
4839
4183
3746
3247
2822
2601
2382
2213
1878
1687
1446
1249
1149
997
974
726
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:19AM2.85m
7:48PM3.05m
8:07AM2.98m
8:29PM3.20m
8:49AM3.12m
Low Tide
1:35PM1.06m
2:02AM1.06m
2:20PM0.92m
2:42AM0.93m
2:59PM0.78m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
8
9
7
8
6
7
8
8
8
10
8
7
9
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