Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 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
17.7° 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: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (14 May)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (14 May)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
20
2
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2721
2818
2808
5404
4745
3990
3668
3260
2844
2392
2032
1862
1604
1712
1515
1200
1067
996
905
981
803
599
607
546
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56AM3.25m
7:37PM3.27m
7:48AM3.41m
8:24PM3.49m
8:38AM3.55m
9:10PM3.67m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.70m
1:21PM0.47m
1:47AM0.50m
2:10PM0.29m
2:35AM0.33m
2:57PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
13
11
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
1866
1672
2808
5404
4745
3990
3668
3260
2844
2392
2032
1862
1604
1712
1515
1200
1067
996
905
981
803
599
607
520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
20
2
SW
19
2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.6
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
Energy kJ
2721
2818
1380
26
22
87
177
372
361
459
546
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
25
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
16
16
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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