Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 4PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6621
7334
7240
9344
11093
11248
10534
9567
8542
7685
6461
5658
4793
4271
3563
3181
2671
2492
2318
2053
2216
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM2.83m
7:26PM3.06m
7:52AM3.02m
8:05PM3.25m
8:31AM3.21m
8:42PM3.43m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.92m
1:45AM0.81m
2:01PM0.70m
2:22AM0.57m
2:38PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
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