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 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 3PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2.5
WSW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
970
769
579
451
345
253
372
302
286
301
384
364
923
852
1150
2036
4173
5274
6018
5250
4636
4585
4587
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:13AM3.37m
8:44PM3.64m
9:08AM3.53m
9:34PM3.81m
9:59AM3.63m
10:23PM3.89m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.53m
2:59AM0.48m
3:22PM0.37m
3:49AM0.35m
4:10PM0.27m
4:38AM0.29m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
10
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
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