Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 9PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
2
3
6
3
4
8
3
3
3
7
8
8
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5.5
SSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4007
4295
8075
4218
7239
9701
5408
8589
8157
8738
10463
13097
6375
6178
6125
5672
5159
4893
4027
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:28PM3.74m
11:48AM3.52m
00:05AM3.56m
12:26PM3.37m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.27m
5:45AM0.31m
5:58PM0.42m
6:24AM0.45m
6:38PM0.62m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
7
9
6
6
5
6
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
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