Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 12PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
1.9
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
2
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
620
798
542
1733
2247
2652
2548
2604
2424
2788
3028
2701
1367
3567
3214
2878
2610
2610
5273
5366
5106
4832
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:41AM3.54m
10:53PM3.67m
11:16AM3.64m
11:29PM3.70m
11:52AM3.66m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.23m
4:49PM0.23m
5:08AM0.16m
5:25PM0.21m
5:46AM0.17m
6:04PM0.28m
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7:27
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
15
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
6
7
6
7
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
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