Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2628 | 1484 | 1641 | 1864 | 3489 | 4159 | 3865 | 6490 | 7915 | 5996 | 4469 | 2915 | 3269 | 3729 | 7656 | 7357 | 7331 | 7421 | 7529 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.06m | 1:26AM2.88m | 1:53PM2.87m | 2:25AM2.69m | 2:58PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM1.06m | 7:45AM1.04m | 8:20PM1.25m | 8:38AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2628 | 537 | 1641 | 1864 | 3489 | 4159 | 2208 | 6490 | 2475 | 2295 | 2237 | 2888 | 3269 | 3729 | — | 7357 | 7331 | 7421 | 7529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1484 | 432 | 315 | 128 | 546 | 64 | 1925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WSW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 247 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 3865 | — | 7915 | 5996 | 4469 | 2915 | 2331 | 1886 | 7656 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 78 | 39 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 126 | 537 | 537 |
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