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Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161515151414141414141413131313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3613956319241092148416021812199619121036919834132612101204129712161082805792711644506
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
2.89
9:00AM
3.09
9:19PM
3.02
9:39AM
3.24
10:00PM
3.16
10:17AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.15
2:48AM
0.99
3:13PM
1.02
3:31AM
0.87
3:52PM
0.89
4:09AM
0.75
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:30--
Sunset-8:44-------8:44-------8:44------
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11-------------------22
Temp. °C232220202019212221201818171720222221201918201919
Feels °C (?)212220212120212019181718161719202020201918201917
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