Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)8812121314151414131313131313141414131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125100146178277872202722842238203218761657152112421280173717621527138713871408157215801624
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
E
5
W
0
NW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
3.22
10:23AM
3.37
10:38PM
3.26
10:56AM
3.42
11:12PM
3.27
11:29AM
3.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
0.57
4:34PM
0.68
4:48AM
0.58
5:07PM
0.71
5:23AM
0.63
5:42PM
0.77
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:15-------8:16
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C171716161819191817171616192021191817171720192019
Feels °C (?)181816161717171716171616202022191817171720192020
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