Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.1°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5006
4271
3737
3181
2671
2635
2318
2185
2216
2293
2197
1380
1266
1155
1037
1021
753
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:05PM3.25m
8:31AM3.21m
8:42PM3.43m
9:07AM3.39m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.57m
2:38PM0.49m
2:57AM0.37m
3:13PM0.33m
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
8
8
10
9
9
9
10
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