Surf Forecasts:
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 4,643 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks this week:
The surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 13) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 886 | 1297 | 936 | 1225 | 1171 | 1077 | 951 | 996 | 737 | 1210 | 1034 | 4643 | 2562 | 1744 | 2692 | 2235 | 1169 | 1128 | 2528 | 2068 | 1912 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07PM3.24m | 7:21AM3.31m | 8:03PM3.46m | 8:21AM3.45m | 8:55PM3.66m | 9:16AM3.56m | 9:44PM3.79m | 10:08AM3.62m | 10:34PM3.84m | 10:59AM3.60m | 11:24PM3.81m | 11:51AM3.51m | 00:15AM3.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.69m | 1:45PM0.50m | 2:16AM0.52m | 2:40PM0.37m | 3:09AM0.39m | 3:32PM0.29m | 3:59AM0.32m | 4:22PM0.27m | 4:51AM0.33m | 5:11PM0.32m | 5:43AM0.40m | 6:01PM0.43m | 6:36AM0.52m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 |
 | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 886 | 1297 | 936 | 1225 | 1171 | 1077 | 951 | 701 | 737 | 1210 | 1034 | 4643 | 2562 | 1744 | 2692 | 2235 | 1169 | 752 | 2528 | 173 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | SSW 5 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SW 20 | — | SW 8 | — | — | W 22 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 679 | — | 211 | — | 27 | 159 | 455 | 996 | 473 | 23 | 738 | — | 286 | — | — | 9 | 49 | 15 | 80 | 310 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 37 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 89 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 569 | — | 268 | — | — | — | 1128 | — | 2068 | 1912 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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