Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
20
4
SW
19
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
4
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4676
4469
4410
3919
3919
3515
5137
10268
9368
9157
8220
6879
5969
5351
4777
4032
3330
3026
2840
2643
2606
2065
1977
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
12:18PM3.47m
00:38AM3.58m
1:02PM3.31m
1:21AM3.36m
1:46PM3.13m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.40m
6:27PM0.48m
6:59AM0.53m
7:13PM0.67m
7:42AM0.69m
7:59PM0.87m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
12
12
11
10
11
13
12
11
11
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