Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 13 May 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
18.0° 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 4PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
20
1.9
SW
20
2
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1706
1734
1846
2050
1984
1933
2721
2818
2640
5404
4745
3990
3515
3260
2844
2392
1888
1728
1604
1344
1428
1200
1067
996
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM3.08m
6:45PM3.05m
6:56AM3.25m
7:37PM3.27m
7:48AM3.41m
8:24PM3.49m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.68m
00:55AM0.70m
1:21PM0.47m
1:47AM0.50m
2:10PM0.29m
2:35AM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
16
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
11
13
14
13
11
12
13
11
12
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
1706
1734
1846
2050
1894
1866
1866
1672
1697
5404
4745
3990
3515
3260
2844
2392
1888
1728
1604
1344
1428
1200
1067
996
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
26
0.8
SW
24
1
SW
24
1.2
SW
22
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
1.9
SW
20
2
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
326
672
1061
1326
1984
1933
2721
2818
2640
40
6
26
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
Energy kJ
51
24
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
34
35
85
0
8
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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