Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 2PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
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)
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
1.5
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
15
1
SW
18
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
831
993
701
844
602
604
618
746
737
1314
1284
1062
1020
1006
992
639
518
503
488
627
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
6:39PM3.15m
7:03AM3.13m
7:41PM3.39m
8:05AM3.32m
8:33PM3.62m
Low Tide
12:12PM1.03m
00:55AM0.96m
1:24PM0.82m
1:56AM0.71m
2:21PM0.57m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
5
7
7
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
9
10
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
14
13
10
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