Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.11° E

Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes at 8AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
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
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4463
4094
3489
2937
2711
2382
2213
1985
1687
1446
1249
1169
1076
897
506
488
574
475
475
422
414
421
631
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:07AM2.98m
8:29PM3.20m
8:49AM3.12m
9:06PM3.34m
9:27AM3.25m
Low Tide
2:02AM1.06m
2:20PM0.92m
2:42AM0.93m
2:59PM0.78m
3:18AM0.80m
3:35PM0.66m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
8
8
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
7
7
10
11
9
9
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