Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 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
20.2° 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 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.3
S
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
2
W
1.9
W
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)888888121212121211111313121615141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15661388114065043419822030139044944998887816301649143828082842329233513697395336303432
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
2.68
6:08AM
2.90
6:39PM
2.85
6:57AM
3.10
7:28PM
3.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
1.18
11:56PM
1.09
12:32PM
0.94
12:51AM
0.86
1:19PM
0.68
1:37AM
0.62
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:05----
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
3--------22-1--1112221--
Temp. °C191920191818181920191918181817171819181717171717
Feels °C (?)131417171617171718171717171715151616151311121111
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