Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 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
19.4° 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 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111111111110101010101010999871817131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1520236423012308266432102719242320661902151411941070958732561537355267246224215560553
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SE
20
SE
30
S
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
3.44
12:34AM
3.47
1:03PM
3.22
1:35AM
3.26
2:14PM
3.02
2:49AM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.51
6:57AM
0.68
7:18PM
0.75
8:01AM
0.89
8:22PM
0.97
9:11AM
1.02
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:52-------
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C171514141414141516141313131213141514141414141415
Feels °C (?)141210989101010991010889910101110111111
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