Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.17° S 173.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 NZDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 12AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jan)	16ft (5.0m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jan)	16ft (5.0m)	13s
Evening (25 Jan)	15ft (4.5m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Saturday 24			Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	12672	12185	10946	9836	9101	8685	8766	8685	7887	7389	6918	5880	4820	4117	3471	3017	2604	2213	1938	1514	1326	996	820	716
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	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 / height (m)	1:58PM 3.47				2:26AM 3.26				2:43PM 3.34				3:15AM 3.15				3:36PM 3.19					4:14AM 3.04
Low Tide / height (m)			8:22PM 0.64				8:41AM 0.78				9:08PM 0.75				9:33AM 0.93				10:00PM 0.89					10:34AM 1.06

	Saturday 24			Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-
Sunset	-	8:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:39	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	1	1	2	1	-	1	2	1	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	18	17	17	16	16	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	17	18	18	18	19	20
Feels °C (?)	10	10	12	10	10	12	12	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	15	17	17	17	17	17

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