Surf Forecasts:
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 15,754 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes this week:
The surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 6.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes in the next 16 days are 6.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5838 | 13125 | 13524 | 10863 | 7440 | 4591 | 3123 | 2452 | 1593 | 1169 | 997 | 585 | 377 | 326 | 623 | 1215 | 905 | 728 | 1643 | 1561 | 2844 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:00PM2.89m | 7:19AM2.85m | 7:48PM3.05m | 8:07AM2.98m | 8:29PM3.20m | 8:49AM3.12m | 9:06PM3.34m | 9:27AM3.25m | 9:41PM3.47m | 10:02AM3.35m | 10:16PM3.56m | 10:36AM3.41m | 10:50PM3.62m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM1.17m | 1:16AM1.20m | 1:35PM1.06m | 2:02AM1.06m | 2:20PM0.92m | 2:42AM0.93m | 2:59PM0.78m | 3:18AM0.80m | 3:35PM0.66m | 3:54AM0.69m | 4:09PM0.57m | 4:29AM0.60m | 4:43PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 942 | 13524 | 10863 | — | 4591 | 3123 | 2452 | 1593 | 1169 | 997 | 585 | 377 | 326 | 623 | 1215 | 905 | 728 | 1643 | 1561 | 2844 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | SW 17 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1945 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 41 | 109 | 163 | 249 | — | 243 | 291 | 336 | 250 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 5838 | 13125 | — | — | 7440 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 44 | 405 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 536 | 38 | 115 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 57 | 57 | 285 | 541 | 58 |
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