Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 02 May 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
18.5° 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 11AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1975
1632
1380
1460
1266
1102
2326
2241
2185
2157
1669
1624
1484
1255
1203
933
919
827
744
673
591
512
520
466
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:46AM3.36m
10:04PM3.48m
10:19AM3.34m
10:37PM3.46m
10:52AM3.28m
11:09PM3.40m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.53m
3:57PM0.43m
4:16AM0.58m
4:31PM0.50m
4:50AM0.67m
5:05PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
Temp °C
15
14
14
18
19
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
18
18
17
16
17
13
12
12
16
16
13
15
14
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
16
16
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
1975
1632
1380
1460
1266
1102
2326
2241
2185
2157
1669
1624
1484
1255
1203
933
919
827
744
673
591
512
520
466
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
90
596
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
11
12
8
7
6
8
11
10
10
9
7
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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