Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
19.4° 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 8AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010101099818181713161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252725112857200720561657140911241004900828515430323249246222215560553395255407459
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
3.47
1:03PM
3.22
1:35AM
3.26
2:14PM
3.02
2:49AM
3.09
3:29PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
0.68
7:18PM
0.75
8:01AM
0.89
8:22PM
0.97
9:11AM
1.02
9:37PM
1.09
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415161615141313131314151413131212131515131214
Feels °C (?)10101212121111111110989991099101211988
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