Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s get into it. Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks is the only spot on the table, and it’s a reef setup that takes a solid SW groundswell. Water temp is sitting at 60° – right on the money for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

We’ve got a solid run of surf kicking off Monday the 27th of July. Monday morning sees a powerful 10ft SW groundswell with a 13-second period and a light offshore breeze. The combined energy is pumping at 3489 – that’s strong, powerful stuff. This is big, heavy reef surf, not for the faint-hearted. It stays clean into the afternoon with a moderate offshore.

Tuesday the 28th still offers up good, clean 7ft SW swell with 12-second period and offshore breezes. Still very good, just not the size of Monday. Wednesday the 29th drops off – cross-onshore winds and smaller, weaker 5ft SW swell with energy dropping to around 525-625. Not worth paddling out for.

Thursday and Friday the 30th and 31st look messy. Onshore winds and lumpy, choppy conditions. Friday afternoon even swings to an 11ft W windswell with a short 9-second period and fresh cross-shore winds – proper messy, not what you want at a reef.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Saturday the 1st of August – hold onto your board. We’ve got a massive 20-21ft SW groundswell with a 14-second period and clean, cross-off winds. The combined energy is enormous – 13866 to 17244. This is expert territory through and through. Too big for anyone who’s not completely dialled in. A true standout, but only for the brave.

Sunday the 2nd drops back to a still-chunky 10-12ft SW swell, but the winds are strong offshore and cross-off, keeping things clean. Still sizeable, still for experienced surfers.

Monday the 3rd of August brings a funny one – morning has 8ft SSW swell at 11 seconds, clean with a moderate offshore. But the afternoon has a tiny 4ft SW swell with an incredible 20-second period. That’s very long-period groundswell – it’ll be lining up beautifully at this reef, but the size is small, and the sets will be widely spaced. Clean though, and worth a look if you’ve got patience.

Tuesday the 4th holds 8-8ft SW swell with 16-17 second periods, clean again. Very consistent, solid reef surf.

Wednesday the 5th of August still offers clean 6-8ft SW swell, afternoon being the better size with a 14-second period. Quality.

Thursday the 6th – the morning is light cross-on, but the afternoon goes glassy. 8ft SW swell, 12-second period, combined energy around 2091. Glassy conditions at a reef with that kind of swell? That’s a standout afternoon session for experienced surfers. Clean, lined-up, and no wind ripple.

Friday the 7th goes downhill – cross-onshore winds, shorter period S swell, choppy. Not the day.

Saturday the 8th of August drops right off with a tiny 3-3ft SW groundswell with long 16-second period. Morning is clean, but it’s small. Not worth the drive unless you’re desperate.

Sunday the 9th has a 8ft SW swell with a 15-second period, but cross-shore and cross-on light breezes – clean-ish but not perfect. Energy is solid at 3873, but the wind direction isn’t doing it any favours.

Monday the 10th still has 7ft SW groundswell with a very long 17-second period – again, light cross-shore winds, not ideal, but the swell has real power (4136 combined energy). Better suited to a point or river mouth than a beach break, but this is a reef, so it should still handle it.

Tuesday the 11th of August is a write-off – onshore winds, choppy, dropping swell. Not recommended.

Standouts: Monday the 27th of July for the big, powerful start, but it’s only for experts. The true highlight is Thursday the 6th of August afternoon – glassy conditions, solid 8ft SW swell, and clean, perfect reef waves. That’s the one to circle.

Rusty

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