Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 18 Aug 2025 NZST
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Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 1PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
3
WSW
2
SW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1515141616159149101111121313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15911749174120532697314830572969273033365205615615161105429939826458874620375633282860242827992785
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
2.96
5:47AM
2.92
6:36PM
3.08
7:00AM
3.02
7:35PM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
1.15
11:32PM
1.18
12:09PM
1.12
12:51AM
1.06
1:19PM
0.95
1:49AM
0.86
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise7:05-------7:03-------7:01-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:58-------5:59-----
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Rain (mm)
2211111223114--21-------
Temp. °C15151514131312121211111191111101112121212111111
Feels °C (?)10109877664323433454446787
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks (moderate winds from the W at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). 1.8m 6s windswell from the WNW with a 1.4m 15s groundswell from the SW and a 0.4m 18s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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24 km/h
W
0.0
15.3
Air / Water (°C)
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