Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 9AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7239 | 9701 | 5408 | 8640 | 8177 | 7974 | 8454 | 6586 | 6432 | 6125 | 5965 | 5747 | 5006 | 4279 | 4027 | 3390 | 3344 | 2936 | 2747 | 2534 | 2238 | 2243 | 2168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:48AM3.52m | 00:05AM3.56m | 12:26PM3.37m | 00:42AM3.35m | 1:04PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.31m | 5:58PM0.42m | 6:24AM0.45m | 6:38PM0.62m | 7:03AM0.63m | 7:20PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4629 | 8515 | 5408 | — | 8177 | 7974 | 8454 | 6586 | 6432 | 6125 | 5965 | 5747 | 5006 | 4279 | 4027 | 3390 | 3344 | 2936 | 2747 | 2534 | 2238 | 2243 | 2168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | — | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 7239 | 9701 | 836 | 8640 | — | — | 1522 | 2309 | 3370 | 2833 | 2631 | 2309 | 1775 | 1275 | 751 | 471 | 247 | 149 | 64 | 32 | — | 70 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 378 | 164 | 444 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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