Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
19.9° 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 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131212151515161414141414141413131311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60576761867366342457238637984484484495254967687410631255123812201014398392304
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
2.90
2:08PM
2.69
2:39AM
2.75
3:22PM
2.59
3:57AM
2.69
4:35PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
1.06
8:01AM
1.24
8:19PM
1.22
9:05AM
1.34
9:29PM
1.30
10:19AM
1.32
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:46-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset-------6:10-------6:09-------6:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------14
Temp. °C171616171820191818171717182120191818191919202020
Feels °C (?)161515161719181717161615161917171716171616171717
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