Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 22 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)22s
Afternoon (22 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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

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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313121222211012202019181818171616891010121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23923121714616536817037963463444170289179080284492013132186328842596730917010148
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
3.44
12:41PM
3.63
1:04AM
3.41
1:18PM
3.57
1:43AM
3.35
1:58PM
3.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
0.51
7:00PM
0.55
7:13AM
0.56
7:40PM
0.57
7:55AM
0.65
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:37----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:40-------8:40
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------11-11-1--11--
Temp. °C222121212222222120201919202121201918171616171917
Feels °C (?)252020201920202019191818181818161513109991211
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