Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 02 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
19.9° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (03 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)715141414131313121010101010991818181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)176209281261304386424576967428443490421412345231528602679692659728793763
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscrossglasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
3.44
10:10AM
3.71
10:34PM
3.55
10:59AM
3.81
11:23PM
3.59
11:46AM
3.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.57
3:56AM
0.45
4:24PM
0.44
4:46AM
0.36
5:14PM
0.38
5:34AM
0.33
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset-8:45-------8:45-------8:45------
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
143--132----------------
Temp. °C191717161515171919191717161720212020181716172021
Feels °C (?)181517141313141515161516151720201920181816182021
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