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Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
19.5° 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 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
S
2.4
S
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)141413131312121111121111111111111110101091099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51914365380131232731231715051452145224923020387534294223386532622719205614841048923882678515
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
3.65
12:05PM
3.44
12:34AM
3.47
1:03PM
3.22
1:35AM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
0.28
6:01AM
0.45
6:23PM
0.51
6:57AM
0.68
7:18PM
0.75
8:01AM
0.89
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
22-----------111--------
Temp. °C161515141414151717151514141414151514131313121315
Feels °C (?)14141312131315161512118888989910991012
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