Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Surf Forecast

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Shipwreck Bay-Blue House surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 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 17.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House this week:

The surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 29) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House in the next 12 days are 4.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 29) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 01) at 1AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	4PM (Wed 29th Oct)	10ft (3.0m) 11s
Best Surf	4PM (Wed 29th Oct)	10ft (3.0m) 11s
Most Powerful	4AM (Wed 29th Oct)	13ft (4.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tue 04
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	2	1	3	2	1	2	0	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	16	15
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	4310	3450	2195	1596	1171	1141	986	866	687	635	1575	1803	1264	925	910	678	448	278	198	127	78
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	NNW	E	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	E	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	S	E	SSE	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:03AM 2.73		3:31PM 2.83		4:13AM 2.67	4:42PM 2.81		5:19AM 2.69	5:47PM 2.88		6:21AM 2.80	6:44PM 3.04		7:20AM 2.97		7:37PM 3.23	8:14AM 3.20		8:27PM 3.43	9:04AM 3.44
Low Tide / height (m)		9:12AM 1.19		9:57PM 1.26	10:20AM 1.23		11:04PM 1.19	11:30AM 1.15		12:10AM 1.03	12:34PM 0.98		1:10AM 0.79		1:32PM 0.75	2:02AM 0.52		2:24PM 0.51	2:50AM 0.28		3:13PM 0.30

		Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tue 04
Sunrise	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-
Sunset	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:59

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	16	15	14	13	14	16	16	15	16	16	16	19	18	16	18	17	16	17	18
Feels °C (?)	6	10	13	14	12	12	13	11	11	11	12	11	14	16	17	14	17	16	15	14	16

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The above surf forecast table for Shipwreck Bay-Blue House provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Shipwreck Bay-Blue House surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Shipwreck Bay-Blue House) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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