Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

Shipwreck Bay-Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 6PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2383
2082
1779
1485
1429
1285
1190
1086
999
839
878
1248
1011
899
802
632
565
499
410
345
392
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:35PM2.83m
3:05AM2.71m
3:44PM2.69m
4:24AM2.61m
5:15PM2.68m
Low Tide
8:25AM1.04m
8:59PM1.27m
9:20AM1.22m
10:08PM1.40m
10:38AM1.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
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