Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 8PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
18
2.5
WSW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2059
4223
5469
6226
5623
4981
4526
4350
4004
3832
3412
3369
3051
2620
2390
2233
2268
2593
3314
4263
4772
4739
4614
4676
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:59AM3.63m
10:23PM3.89m
10:47AM3.65m
11:10PM3.87m
11:33AM3.60m
11:55PM3.76m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.27m
4:38AM0.29m
4:57PM0.26m
5:26AM0.31m
5:43PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
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