Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
20.1° 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 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
NW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131312121213131213161514141212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8421363124411691060933755609537424418300214217231231187212344479513382782830
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
3.42
2:06PM
3.26
2:38AM
3.21
3:12PM
3.03
3:53AM
3.01
4:37PM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
0.69
8:27PM
0.75
9:05AM
0.94
9:28PM
1.00
10:18AM
1.12
10:48PM
1.16
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:31-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:34-------7:32-------7:30--
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------485434861232271719876
Temp. °C171718202119181818171718181819191919202020212020
Feels °C (?)151516171816161616141214141314141415161717201719
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