Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
4
WSW
12
5
SW
11
5.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2628
1484
1641
1864
3489
4159
3865
6490
7915
5996
4469
2915
3269
3729
7656
7357
7331
7421
7529
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
15
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:05PM3.06m
1:26AM2.88m
1:53PM2.87m
2:25AM2.69m
2:58PM2.71m
Low Tide
7:28PM1.06m
7:45AM1.04m
8:20PM1.25m
8:38AM1.23m
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6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
3
1
1
5
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
11
10
7
9
9
10
11
10
6
5
6
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
10
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