Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
17
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
848
711
1312
1502
1398
1691
2347
2349
2146
2173
2187
1062
1589
1742
2241
2558
3496
4234
4493
4605
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:45AM3.62m
10:06PM3.87m
10:28AM3.67m
10:48PM3.85m
11:09AM3.63m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.23m
4:20AM0.22m
4:38PM0.20m
5:03AM0.23m
5:18PM0.27m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
13
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
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