Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 7PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2944
2643
2562
2247
1956
1688
1443
1220
975
767
683
545
488
537
591
649
678
1672
1941
1688
5152
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM3.41m
00:06AM3.29m
12:26PM3.25m
00:42AM3.09m
1:05PM3.06m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.63m
6:25AM0.61m
6:44PM0.85m
7:02AM0.82m
7:28PM1.06m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:19
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
16
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
11
13
12
12
10
9
10
8
10
8
7
6
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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