Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
3
WNW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110101011111313131313131313131313131212914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225219031802162215521784213621062744274428782744248322482078137410211021103710211188122016752474
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
3.50
8:52PM
3.50
9:04AM
3.65
9:32PM
3.67
9:47AM
3.73
10:13PM
3.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.21
3:01AM
0.22
3:21PM
0.09
3:42AM
0.13
4:03PM
0.05
4:25AM
0.15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11----------------111273
Temp. °C181818171616161617181817161515151820191918181717
Feels °C (?)151513121312131416161615141212121517151614141414
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