Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 7 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
410 | 345 | 295 | 304 | 208 | 284 | 183 | 254 | 418 | 940 | 1196 | 1044 | 1418 | 4640 | 6051 | 8327 | 8599 | 8056 | 7477 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:15PM2.68m | 5:45AM2.63m | 6:27PM2.78m | 6:50AM2.74m | 7:19PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM1.40m | 12:05PM1.29m | 00:48AM1.27m | 1:08PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
410 | 345 | 295 | 304 | 205 | 82 | 138 | 124 | 400 | 505 | 1196 | 1044 | 716 | 4640 | 6051 | 8327 | 8599 | 8056 | 7477 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | SW 16 | WSW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 10 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 69 | 43 | 121 | 208 | 284 | 35 | 211 | 154 | 3 | 510 | 510 | 1418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 26 | — | — | 138 | 183 | 183 | — | — | 54 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 137 | 254 | 418 | 940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 562 | 79 | 79 | 542 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 568 | 568 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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