Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.1°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
11
2.4
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
526
511
495
553
663
653
437
292
202
614
523
603
1350
564
566
574
679
1267
1552
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:49PM3.60m
10:11AM3.49m
10:23PM3.68m
10:44AM3.56m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.42m
4:03AM0.39m
4:17PM0.33m
4:37AM0.31m
4:51PM0.31m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
2
4
4
3
6
2
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
9
7
7
7
6
8
10
10
9
9
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