Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
20.8° 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 2AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (01 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
S
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131314141414131313131312121212127891111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7909691203123812381107101489280279071067752852051140349479693417792101806548538
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
3.15
8:58AM
3.43
9:22PM
3.33
9:45AM
3.59
10:07PM
3.47
10:27AM
3.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.88
2:45AM
0.76
3:12PM
0.65
3:34AM
0.54
3:58PM
0.46
4:17AM
0.38
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-8:07-------8:06-------8:04------
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1331-------------
Temp. °C212119171717202121201817171719191817161615141618
Feels °C (?)222220171717202121201715141315141211109991213
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