Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surf break

Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
19.5° 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 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
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
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1211111111111111111010101010101099988181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1522131115202364239526152730317034992810209718921484129010701000732561481329249246224208
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
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)
6:01AM
0.45
6:23PM
0.51
6:57AM
0.68
7:18PM
0.75
8:01AM
0.89
8:22PM
0.97
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:52-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C151717151414141415161514141413121314151413131314
Feels °C (?)15151411988910119910111089910109101010
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