Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 01 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 11PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (01 May)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2424
2405
2284
2140
1737
1549
1380
1360
1266
1014
2166
2241
2185
2157
1669
1505
1484
1255
1203
933
919
755
744
673
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:32PM3.45m
9:46AM3.36m
10:04PM3.48m
10:19AM3.34m
10:37PM3.46m
10:52AM3.28m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.41m
3:42AM0.53m
3:57PM0.43m
4:16AM0.58m
4:31PM0.50m
4:50AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
Temp °C
19
16
14
14
14
14
14
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
16
13
11
12
12
12
12
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
2424
2405
2284
2140
1737
1549
1380
1360
1266
1014
2166
2241
2185
2157
1669
1505
1484
1255
1203
933
919
755
744
673
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
90
596
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
42
40
38
11
12
12
9
6
11
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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