Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
403
355
264
255
182
147
125
134
128
128
127
181
144
142
116
162
208
307
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:35PM3.06m
3:00AM3.06m
3:43PM2.96m
4:16AM2.96m
5:16PM2.97m
Low Tide
8:57PM1.05m
9:23AM1.00m
10:06PM1.16m
10:40AM1.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
9
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
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