Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
1.9
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1947
1810
1266
1155
2147
1006
825
736
599
572
759
548
1635
2128
2377
2312
2258
2086
2038
2399
2136
3475
3567
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM3.39m
9:17PM3.58m
9:41AM3.54m
9:53PM3.67m
10:16AM3.64m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.37m
3:13PM0.33m
3:32AM0.23m
3:49PM0.23m
4:08AM0.16m
4:25PM0.21m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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7:27
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1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
9
10
10
9
8
10
9
9
10
9
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
9
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