
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
818 | 681 | 555 | 560 | 582 | 509 | 1172 | 1075 | 947 | 1182 | 1585 | 1014 | 418 | 890 | 1500 | 4110 | 4816 | 5345 | 5555 | 5772 | 6847 | 7778 | 8144 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32AM3.72m | 11:51PM3.61m | 12:16PM3.68m | 00:38AM3.49m | 1:05PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.17m | 5:47PM0.29m | 6:08AM0.28m | 6:34PM0.42m | 6:56AM0.45m | 7:28PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
818 | 681 | 398 | 427 | 582 | 509 | 1172 | 1075 | 947 | 1182 | 10 | 1014 | 305 | 890 | 1500 | 4110 | — | 5345 | 5555 | 5772 | 6067 | 6699 | 7277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
248 | 341 | 555 | 240 | 347 | 392 | 62 | 82 | 53 | 20 | — | — | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
258 | 158 | 126 | 560 | 261 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | 238 | 232 | 202 | 197 | 137 | 97 | 1585 | 233 | 287 | 484 | 741 | — | 4816 | — | — | — | 6847 | 7778 | 8144 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 143 | 116 | 125 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 151 | 151 | 194 | 55 | 414 | 576 | 576 | 573 | 584 | 584 |
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