Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.2° C
(Which is 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 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.7
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
357
440
453
387
462
410
528
606
459
410
511
451
299
813
875
903
879
962
962
1025
998
899
802
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:27AM3.19m
11:45PM3.30m
12:05PM3.07m
00:24AM3.17m
12:49PM2.93m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.79m
5:41PM0.74m
6:03AM0.92m
6:19PM0.88m
6:46AM1.05m
7:01PM1.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
16
17
17
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
18
18
18
17
18
18
20
20
18
17
17
15
16
16
17
18
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
405
357
440
453
387
462
410
528
606
459
410
511
451
299
813
875
903
879
962
962
1025
998
899
802
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
1
1
1
147
288
22
22
22
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
7
10
12
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
57
16
4
4
4
4
4
57
57
79
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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