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Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 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
20.5° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111101013121313131212121212151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)298258220212244581613653600529496700736723650566122910069928218348779751198
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
W
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
3.17
2:41PM
3.24
3:07AM
3.01
3:26PM
3.04
3:55AM
2.87
4:18PM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.80
9:03PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.98
9:48PM
0.94
10:11AM
1.13
10:38PM
1.06
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:24------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:45-------8:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171719202120181818182122232220201919232323221919
Feels °C (?)161618192020171818192222232221212020222122211920
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