Shipwreck Bay-Blue House surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST
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Shipwreck Bay-Blue House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwreck Bay-Blue House sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House at 5AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (15 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3668
3260
2982
2233
1888
1728
1604
1443
1515
1099
976
892
905
891
784
667
657
546
513
522
790
861
1165
909
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:37PM3.27m
7:48AM3.41m
8:24PM3.49m
8:38AM3.55m
9:10PM3.67m
9:27AM3.64m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.50m
2:10PM0.29m
2:35AM0.33m
2:57PM0.18m
3:22AM0.24m
3:44PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
17
16
15
12
13
12
12
12
14
13
13
11
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
11
12
12
12
12
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
3668
3260
2982
2233
1888
1728
1604
1443
1515
1099
976
892
905
891
784
667
657
520
416
409
790
861
1165
909
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.6
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
10
26
22
87
177
372
361
459
546
513
522
319
228
37
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
25
26
27
25
26
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
22
3
6
9
8
2
19
21
16
4
27
29
54
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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