Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 6AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1062 | 1480 | 1742 | 1953 | 2558 | 3287 | 4007 | 4295 | 7783 | 7239 | 4629 | 8515 | 8413 | 8589 | 8157 | 7675 | 6878 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:48PM3.85m | 11:09AM3.63m | 11:28PM3.74m | 11:48AM3.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.23m | 5:18PM0.27m | 5:45AM0.31m | 5:58PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 988 | 1480 | 1742 | 1953 | 2558 | 3287 | 4007 | 4295 | 4808 | — | 4629 | 8515 | 6075 | — | 8157 | 7675 | 6878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1062 | 147 | 78 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | SW 20 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | 186 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 49 | 135 | 479 | 765 | 875 | 836 | 7783 | 7239 | 734 | 705 | 8413 | 8589 | — | — | 828 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 55 | 3 |
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