Shipwreck Bay-Blue House surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131212122110122020191818181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)241285277269265257250242239231217146144368216403634634441702891790802844
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
3.42
12:05PM
3.63
12:26AM
3.44
12:41PM
3.63
1:04AM
3.41
1:18PM
3.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
0.51
6:20PM
0.56
6:35AM
0.51
7:00PM
0.55
7:13AM
0.56
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:33-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:42-------8:40
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-115662035185---1------1--1
Temp. °C212021212122222223232121212121212020191920212120
Feels °C (?)222122212224242322222019201818191919171718181817
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