Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
20.0° 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 1PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121111111010101111131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)404141823995418542145001496147823620297623802090187917921749178417731806261026102744261023622140
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
3.30
8:12PM
3.29
8:22AM
3.50
8:52PM
3.50
9:04AM
3.65
9:32PM
3.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.62
2:00PM
0.42
2:19AM
0.39
2:41PM
0.21
3:01AM
0.22
3:21PM
0.09
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:01-------6:00--
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---------21------------
Temp. °C171718191918171718181818181716161616171818171615
Feels °C (?)111112141414131314151414131313131414161616151413
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