Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.8°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2054
1875
1825
1542
1075
865
778
715
637
562
495
431
431
418
352
305
310
362
322
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:46PM2.84m
7:19AM2.78m
7:36PM3.00m
8:10AM2.96m
8:21PM3.18m
Low Tide
1:12AM1.00m
1:31PM0.95m
2:01AM0.77m
2:19PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
9
8
10
12
12
11
12
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