Shipwreck Bay-Blue House surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 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
17.4° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
136
136
125
125
123
114
111
197
304
333
399
366
346
310
310
306
370
598
1077
1382
1480
1307
1069
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:27AM3.56m
12:59PM3.27m
1:26AM3.38m
2:02PM3.10m
2:30AM3.21m
3:05PM2.97m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.62m
7:09PM0.69m
7:50AM0.78m
8:08PM0.87m
8:52AM0.90m
9:12PM1.00m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:27
5:27
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
138
136
136
83
80
73
52
111
158
245
333
399
366
346
286
234
182
370
598
1077
1382
1480
1307
1069
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
Energy kJ
65
67
55
125
125
123
114
52
197
304
243
216
254
254
310
310
306
145
145
47
30
64
44
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.4
N
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
1
3
3
7
2
42
3
15
15
13
13
13
12
7
20
31
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
N
11
0.6
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
Energy kJ
11
7
7
5
7
2
8
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
10
11
7
6
5
7
58
8
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
114
3
114
16
7
7
16
3
114
114
114
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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