Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 1PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 350 | 1048 | 1255 | 1262 | 1266 | 1137 | 940 | 825 | 584 | 416 | 324 | 324 | 804 | 748 | 1057 | 2550 | 4661 | 7627 | 12484 | 14447 | 16171 | 14654 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56AM2.78m | 4:39PM2.74m | 5:10AM2.71m | 6:00PM2.77m | 6:21AM2.74m | 7:00PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM1.16m | 10:57PM1.32m | 11:29AM1.22m | 00:16AM1.30m | 12:40PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 335 | 314 | 1048 | 1255 | 1262 | 1266 | 1137 | 940 | 825 | 584 | 416 | 324 | 324 | 108 | 303 | 149 | — | 589 | — | — | 602 | — | 14654 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 350 | 39 | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 58 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 212 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 49 | 133 | 277 | 804 | 748 | 1057 | 2550 | 4661 | 7627 | 12484 | 14447 | 16171 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 542 | 526 | 542 | 112 | 112 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 39 | 60 | 340 | 562 | 562 | 584 | 60 | 55 | 39 |
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