Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
3
3
3
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5658
4899
3870
3682
3720
4430
5363
6019
6749
6629
6169
5884
5820
6304
6631
5531
6371
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:47AM2.97m
3:35PM2.94m
4:17AM2.88m
5:13PM2.96m
Low Tide
8:41PM1.08m
9:07AM1.09m
10:00PM1.20m
10:35AM1.17m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
14
14
12
13
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
9
10
12
12
12
13
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