Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
16.4°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
2.2
WNW
7
2.3
W
8
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
2.5
WSW
10
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
641
457
398
205
485
709
2147
1075
902
824
422
555
560
698
509
1190
1075
1193
827
767
778
994
1261
1564
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM3.61m
10:52AM3.68m
11:07PM3.65m
11:32AM3.72m
11:51PM3.61m
12:16PM3.68m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.15m
5:03PM0.23m
5:23AM0.17m
5:47PM0.29m
6:08AM0.28m
6:34PM0.42m
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6:28
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Temp °C
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
10
11
11
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