Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZST
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Shipwreck Bay-Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 12AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141514141414141313131414141313131313131313131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10694105539433824468995863483941663461335731522901271923762248224820052005200519752005203514681290
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
3.11
2:52AM
2.95
3:37PM
2.94
4:19AM
2.83
5:09PM
2.92
5:40AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
1.02
9:05AM
1.09
9:58PM
1.18
10:32AM
1.22
11:25PM
1.19
11:59AM
1.15
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise------6:28-------6:26-------6:24-
Sunset-6:16-------6:17-------6:19------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414141313141515141313131414151514141414131415
Feels °C (?)9991099101110101010101111121212131414121212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Shipwreck Bay-Pines (light winds from the SW at Kaitaia Airport 21 km from Shipwreck Bay-Pines). A 4.4m groundswell from the SW is too big for here

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21 km away, 1 h 32 min ago

15 km/h
SW
0.0
15.2
Air / Water (°C)
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