Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.8°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 7PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (13 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.3
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
3
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1223
2003
1929
1832
2055
1289
1179
974
1899
1685
1664
1622
1797
1179
1048
1033
1018
951
1147
3980
5411
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:48AM3.51m
00:03AM3.37m
12:22PM3.42m
00:37AM3.23m
12:57PM3.29m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.53m
6:18AM0.48m
6:37PM0.69m
6:54AM0.65m
7:15PM0.87m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
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11
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Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
19
17
16
17
17
18
15
12
14
14
13
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
7
9
8
6
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