Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.3° 

Shipwreck Bay-Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 10PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
12
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
1312
1502
1398
1691
2347
2234
2320
2349
2408
1062
1480
1742
1953
2558
3496
4183
4295
4382
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:06PM3.87m
10:28AM3.67m
10:48PM3.85m
11:09AM3.63m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.23m
4:20AM0.22m
4:38PM0.20m
5:03AM0.23m
5:18PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
16
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
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