Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
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)
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
1.5
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
292
202
205
1813
778
829
832
860
783
736
1267
1552
2035
6534
3097
5528
10366
9529
9858
9359
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
SE
25
SSE
30
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
10:11AM3.49m
10:23PM3.68m
10:44AM3.56m
10:56PM3.70m
11:18AM3.57m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.33m
4:37AM0.31m
4:51PM0.31m
5:13AM0.30m
5:28PM0.37m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
5
10
12
10
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
11
10
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
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