Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 5PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
3
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
5.5
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8739
8640
8483
7974
7127
13145
7351
6472
6515
6383
5387
4469
4027
3390
3344
2936
2747
2670
2357
2063
2012
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:48AM3.52m
00:05AM3.56m
12:26PM3.37m
00:42AM3.35m
1:04PM3.19m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.42m
6:24AM0.45m
6:38PM0.62m
7:03AM0.63m
7:20PM0.85m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
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5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
3
1
1
2
2
4
3
6
6
7
8
7
9
9
8
7
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