Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 6PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8850
7685
6723
5898
5006
4271
3737
3181
2671
2635
2318
2185
2216
2171
1485
1285
1266
1155
1945
1857
1985
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:52AM3.02m
8:05PM3.25m
8:31AM3.21m
8:42PM3.43m
9:07AM3.39m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.70m
2:22AM0.57m
2:38PM0.49m
2:57AM0.37m
3:13PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
7
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
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