
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 5PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
938 | 951 | 1147 | 1288 | 1637 | 4507 | 4231 | 9097 | 8550 | 7892 | 6848 | 5856 | 3860 | 3004 | 2256 | 1627 | 1214 | 957 | 851 | 826 | 699 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:57PM3.29m | 1:15AM3.07m | 1:35PM3.13m | 1:58AM2.89m | 2:22PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.87m | 7:31AM0.84m | 7:58PM1.05m | 8:13AM1.02m | 8:49PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
938 | 951 | 1147 | 1288 | 1637 | 644 | — | — | 8550 | 7892 | 6848 | 5856 | 3860 | 3004 | 2256 | 1627 | 1214 | 952 | 851 | 826 | 699 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
256 | 83 | — | — | 748 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 361 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
623 | 650 | 583 | 649 | 916 | 4507 | 4231 | 9097 | — | — | — | 270 | 352 | 943 | 1476 | 1380 | 1121 | 957 | 829 | 642 | 450 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 448 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 125 | 151 | 213 | 78 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 416 | 293 | 184 | 164 | 155 | 39 | 237 | 4 | 0 |
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