Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.3°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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 8PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
7
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5057
4764
3816
2650
3445
3911
7380
6834
6834
7169
7019
7126
7301
6058
7478
8408
9472
11475
10174
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:53PM2.87m
2:25AM2.69m
2:58PM2.71m
3:43AM2.57m
4:24PM2.65m
Low Tide
8:20PM1.25m
8:38AM1.23m
9:26PM1.38m
9:51AM1.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
7
7
8
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
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