Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 9PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
8
7
3
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2173
2357
1064
1480
1742
1953
2558
3287
4007
4295
4605
4433
4853
9701
8413
5377
7881
7406
6878
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:48PM3.85m
11:09AM3.63m
11:28PM3.74m
11:48AM3.52m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.20m
5:03AM0.23m
5:18PM0.27m
5:45AM0.31m
5:58PM0.42m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
7
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