Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 9PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (20 Sep)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
3
7
5
6
6
7
8
6
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
17
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9773
11779
10052
11079
13887
14954
14891
12774
11110
9245
7588
5816
4422
3594
3067
2521
2484
1208
1226
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
4:24PM2.65m
5:02AM2.57m
5:42PM2.72m
6:11AM2.67m
6:40PM2.87m
Low Tide
10:48PM1.40m
11:19AM1.32m
00:07AM1.27m
12:29PM1.15m
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clear
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
7
6
6
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