Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.17° S 173.14° E)

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Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 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 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (18 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

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	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	11	11	11	10	10	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	17
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	2897	2938	2370	2015	1255	1072	2314	4079	4681	4094	3217	2757	2256	1765	1470	1213	966	627	650	524	243	182	148	97
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)			7:19PM 3.19				7:43AM 3.10				8:06PM 3.34				8:28AM 3.25				8:46PM 3.45					9:07AM 3.37
Low Tide / height (m)	1:05PM 0.97				1:34AM 0.84				1:56PM 0.76				2:19AM 0.65				2:38PM 0.58				2:58AM 0.50

	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-
Sunset	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	11	14	15	14	13	14	14	15	15	16
Feels °C (?)	11	11	10	9	8	9	9	9	10	8	8	9	9	8	8	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update Offshore wind reported 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks (light winds from the SW at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). 2.3m 11s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 25 minutes ago Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Wind Update Cross-off wind 30 km from Tauranga Bay has swung offshore (light winds from the SSW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station). 0.3m 6s windswell from the NW with a 0.1m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 25 minutes ago Tauranga Bay

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18 km away, 1 h 25 min ago

13 km/h

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15.3

Air / Water (°C)

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