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Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2878
5507
5603
5106
4832
4586
4586
5001
5070
4733
4733
4343
4135
3916
3720
3565
3377
3377
3009
2968
2594
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:52AM3.66m
00:07AM3.65m
12:31PM3.61m
00:48AM3.52m
1:14PM3.48m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.28m
6:26AM0.27m
6:47PM0.43m
7:08AM0.45m
7:35PM0.64m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
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