Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 10PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6943 | 4660 | 3556 | 2845 | 2256 | 1713 | 1264 | 952 | 866 | 389 | 396 | 344 | 281 | 565 | 603 | 851 | 812 | 1039 | 933 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:35PM3.13m | 1:58AM2.89m | 2:22PM2.96m | 2:55AM2.73m | 3:22PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM1.05m | 8:13AM1.02m | 8:49PM1.20m | 9:05AM1.19m | 9:50PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6943 | 4660 | 3556 | 2845 | 2256 | 1713 | 1264 | 952 | 866 | 389 | 396 | 344 | 236 | 565 | 603 | 851 | 812 | 1039 | 933 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 208 | 152 | 281 | 100 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 21 | SW 20 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 102 | 106 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 302 | 828 | 1252 | 1138 | 861 | 616 | 660 | 434 | 324 | 205 | 199 | 149 | 149 | 103 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 139 | 230 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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