Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.0° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 1AM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
6
7
6
6
4
0
4
7
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
WSW
13
6.5
SW
14
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13495
15754
15157
13524
11755
10722
10251
9175
7186
5710
4977
4531
4183
3746
3123
2757
2452
2173
1883
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:00PM2.89m
7:19AM2.85m
7:48PM3.05m
8:07AM2.98m
8:29PM3.20m
Low Tide
12:40PM1.17m
1:16AM1.20m
1:35PM1.06m
2:02AM1.06m
2:20PM0.92m
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
4
5
7
9
7
8
8
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
8
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