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Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.9
SW
1.8
SSE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)9912109888888899981414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)405406227625318324353336228223187163230194151112285281277317308304250246
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
3.28
10:53AM
3.50
11:14PM
3.37
11:29AM
3.59
11:50PM
3.42
12:05PM
3.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
0.64
5:05PM
0.68
5:22AM
0.56
5:42PM
0.60
5:58AM
0.51
6:20PM
0.56
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---6:31-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset-------8:43-------8:43-------8:42
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Rain (mm)
------21021---1-------166
Temp. °C191919192021191920201919222124222020202021222021
Feels °C (?)171616171819181719181920242023211920202021221917
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