Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 12AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
931 | 1267 | 1552 | 2325 | 6704 | 4690 | 5735 | 7583 | 9685 | 10431 | 10989 | 9964 | 10002 | 10174 | 10035 | 8929 | 8400 | 7888 | 7392 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56PM3.70m | 11:18AM3.57m | 11:31PM3.66m | 11:53AM3.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.31m | 5:13AM0.30m | 5:28PM0.37m | 5:50AM0.36m | 6:06PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
600 | 1267 | 1552 | 2325 | 6704 | 3151 | 5735 | 7583 | 9685 | 10431 | 10188 | 9964 | 9137 | 9305 | 9177 | 8929 | 8400 | 7888 | 7392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 18 | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
179 | 428 | — | — | — | 1494 | 874 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 22 | 74 | 162 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
931 | 1118 | 1227 | 1325 | — | 4690 | — | — | — | — | 10989 | — | 10002 | 10174 | 10035 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 39 | 155 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 3 |
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