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Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 21 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
21.3° 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 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)--
Afternoon (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131312122221101220201918181817161689101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25024223923121714616536817037963463444170289179080284492013132214295341676512
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
5
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
3.44
12:41PM
3.63
1:04AM
3.41
1:18PM
3.57
1:43AM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.56
6:35AM
0.51
7:00PM
0.55
7:13AM
0.56
7:40PM
0.57
7:55AM
0.65
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:35-------6:37--
Sunset-8:42-------8:42-------8:40------
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
241315--------------1-1---1
Temp. °C232323212121212222212019191920212120191817161618
Feels °C (?)2524272020211820202020181818181818161513109910
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