Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 12PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (07 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4348
4242
3926
3650
7019
7626
3284
3792
3490
3152
2000
1714
1510
878
1286
1430
1317
1094
836
747
551
551
627
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44AM2.93m
6:29PM3.14m
6:55AM3.09m
7:28PM3.36m
7:53AM3.28m
8:18PM3.56m
Low Tide
12:05PM1.06m
00:46AM0.94m
1:13PM0.82m
1:44AM0.67m
2:07PM0.56m
light rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
13
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
7
11
10
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
10
9
8
10
10
10
10
8
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