Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s ahead for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks. This is a proper reef set-up, sheltered and picky, and it’s going to be a wild ride over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a massive gap of nothing worthwhile at the start, so don’t bother paddling out until the end of the first week.

The water temp is sitting at 59°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, no weirdness there.

The first real chance doesn’t come until Monday, 10 August. Overnight, a clean, cross-off breeze from the ESE kicks in, and we start seeing 4ft of SW groundswell with a long 16-second period. The combined energy sits at 1191 (moderate), and the morning session is clean. The afternoon turns even better with 5ft swell, offshore S wind at 6 mph, and very clean conditions. This is the standout for the first week, no question. If you can get out there, Monday is your day.

After that, it gets messy. Tuesday the 11th sees onshore winds and chop, and the rest of the week is a write-off with poor conditions and average swell. The energy stays moderate but the wind ruins it.

Then we hit Saturday, 15 August, and things get heavy. A huge 15ft swell from the WSW shows up, but with 16 mph cross-on winds and a short 13-second period, it’s a choppy, dangerous mess. The combined energy is 7916 – that’s strong, powerful stuff, but only for the most experienced crew. Honestly, this looks more like a kite session than a paddle session right now.

The big energy keeps rolling through the weekend and into the next week. Monday, 17 August is the next standout. The morning has 15ft SW swell with a cross-off wind from the WSW at 12 mph, and the combined energy is a massive 10488 (very strong). The afternoon cleans up even more with the same size and a clean cross-off breeze. This is only for experts – 15ft is huge, and the period is 16 seconds, so it’s gonna be a freight train on the reef. If you’re good enough, this is the best of the entire run.

The following days, 18th to 20th August, stay big (10ft to 13ft) with offshore and cross-off winds, but the conditions are still marginal for most. The combined energy stays strong, around 2489 to 5842, but the wind is fresh and the swell is still big. Not for the faint-hearted.

Finally, Friday, 21 August sees the swell drop to a more manageable 6ft, with offshores and clean conditions. The combined energy is 1421 to 1703 (moderate). This is a good window for the more experienced intermediate crew, but it’s still a solid SW groundswell with a 14-second period, so it’ll be powerful.

Saturday, 22 August wraps things up with 5ft of clean, offshore-conditioned swell. A nice way to finish the run, but the real magic is on Monday the 10th, and the big-boy session on Monday the 17th.

Rusty.

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