
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
640 | 437 | 560 | 553 | 539 | 429 | 358 | 848 | 711 | 1312 | 1502 | 1398 | 1691 | 2347 | 2234 | 2320 | 2349 | 2408 | 1062 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22PM3.79m | 9:45AM3.62m | 10:06PM3.87m | 10:28AM3.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.36m | 3:35AM0.31m | 3:55PM0.23m | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:38PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 |
640 | 437 | 275 | 296 | 284 | 332 | 339 | 848 | 711 | 614 | 1502 | 1398 | 1691 | 2347 | 2234 | 2320 | 2349 | 2408 | 1028 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 17 |
138 | 198 | 560 | 553 | 539 | 429 | 355 | 616 | 529 | 1312 | 457 | 387 | 323 | 10 | 10 | 186 | — | — | 1062 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 111 | 241 | 369 | 358 | 346 | 447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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