Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.7
SW
19
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
518
503
488
627
708
589
447
516
582
640
437
560
553
539
485
358
835
711
1312
1502
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
8:05AM3.32m
8:33PM3.62m
8:58AM3.50m
9:22PM3.79m
9:45AM3.62m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.57m
2:48AM0.48m
3:10PM0.36m
3:35AM0.31m
3:55PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
14
12
12
13
13
14
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
12
13
12
9
9
11
11
13
14
17
16
14
13
13
14
14
16
16
15
13
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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