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Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)12111112121212121111111010101010999910101716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1047773713437724899923946969850389333320255355273220188141141157138183257
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
2.76
6:04AM
2.74
6:30PM
2.73
7:19AM
2.80
7:37PM
2.78
8:15AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
1.15
12:22PM
1.30
12:52AM
1.16
1:34PM
1.25
1:57AM
1.10
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:28--
Sunset-8:45-------8:45-------8:45------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C232119181717182122201918181821242423202019202123
Feels °C (?)232119171616192223212120191921232322202019202223
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