Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 10 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
20.6° 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 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121515141414141413131312121112111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6005297487007367236505666145989929159028771042124914301390120710321050853807643
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
3.01
3:26PM
3.04
3:55AM
2.87
4:18PM
2.88
4:51AM
2.77
5:19PM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
0.98
9:48PM
0.94
10:11AM
1.13
10:38PM
1.06
11:09AM
1.25
11:39PM
1.15
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise-6:22-------6:24-------6:24------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:45-------8:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181821222221201919192223232219191919212223211918
Feels °C (?)182022222121212020202222222220202020212222211917
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