Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look ahead at the next couple of weeks.

First off, there’s a bit of a wait. No surf worth paddling out for until the weekend, so don’t bother checking the cam ‘til then.

Come Saturday the 5th, Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks starts to fire up. This is a tricky reef, one for the advanced crew. Early morning on the 5th, we’re looking at a solid 10ft SW groundswell with a long 15-second period, carrying moderate energy (3731). The wind swings to a light S offshore, putting a real clean face on it. It’s a proper standout. That afternoon holds size at 11ft, still clean with a light cross-off breeze. This is the best of the early run, and it’s one for experienced surfers only – water temp is sitting right around 59°, which is average for this time of year.

Tuesday the 8th morning is another beauty. The swell drops a bit to 8ft, but that light SSW offshore wind will make it smooth and clean. That’s the kind of morning you drag yourself out of bed for.

Through the middle of the week, things get a bit lumpy and cross-onshore, but we’re still seeing chest to head-high sets. It’s not firing, but it’s surfable.

Now here’s the one to circle on the calendar. Friday the 11th, the ocean absolutely winds up. We’re talking a massive 23ft to 25ft SW groundswell carrying extreme energy (33169). The wind is fresh and cross-off, keeping it clean, but this is serious stuff – way too big for this break. This is for big-wave chargers only, and even then, it’s more of a look-and-decide situation.

That swell hangs around into the next week. Saturday the 12th still has 16ft sets, and conditions stay clean. It stays solid right through to the 14th with 10-13ft, clean, cross-off winds. It’s a good run for anyone who knows what they’re doing on a deep-water reef.

The very end of the outlook, Friday the 18th, brings a nice drop in size to 8ft, with a gentle offshore from the SSE. That’s the kind of glassy, clean condition that makes a reef like this feel like a reward.

No kite surfing talk here – this is a reef, and when it’s clean, it’s all about the paddle.

Overall, the absolute standouts are the morning of Saturday the 5th and the morning of Tuesday the 8th. The monster stuff on the 11th is for the brave and the very experienced.

Rusty.

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