Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.7° 

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 (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 Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 5PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
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
1.8
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9191
7834
6763
4660
3556
2845
2256
1627
1214
969
866
826
396
344
355
584
799
932
812
773
933
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
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