Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.14° E

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.0°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 4AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1581
1836
2328
2699
3072
3740
5568
5433
5658
4899
4003
3733
3820
4430
5438
6287
6448
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:39AM3.17m
2:14PM3.07m
2:47AM2.97m
3:35PM2.94m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.88m
8:03AM0.89m
8:41PM1.08m
9:07AM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
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