Shipwreck Bay-Blue House surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 8AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131212121212121111121111121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1036100690513261210120410941026910805792722644497461376278283224232220245200164
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
15
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
3.02
9:39AM
3.24
10:00PM
3.16
10:17AM
3.38
10:38PM
3.28
10:53AM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.87
3:52PM
0.89
4:09AM
0.75
4:29PM
0.78
4:46AM
0.64
5:05PM
0.68
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---6:30-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:43-------8:43
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------111123221-
Temp. °C181818182021212119191819192019181818181818191919
Feels °C (?)171718182019192019201816141615141414151514151514
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