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Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Shipwreck Bay-Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
20.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111111111011131213131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)309309319324319314309283273268298258220212249581613653663537488689736723
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
3.33
1:58PM
3.44
2:23AM
3.17
2:41PM
3.24
3:07AM
3.01
3:26PM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.55
7:48AM
0.63
8:20PM
0.67
8:33AM
0.80
9:03PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.98
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset-------8:45-------8:45-------8:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818182020201918171717192021201818181820222222
Feels °C (?)171717171817171717161616181920191818181820222122
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