Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 6PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1.9
W
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
839
878
1248
1011
899
802
632
565
499
355
398
347
246
208
284
183
410
704
1351
1384
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
3:44PM2.69m
4:24AM2.61m
5:15PM2.68m
5:45AM2.63m
6:27PM2.78m
Low Tide
9:20AM1.22m
10:08PM1.40m
10:38AM1.33m
11:36PM1.40m
12:05PM1.29m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
10
12
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