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Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 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
20.8° 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 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212111111101010101099991010171616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)724899923946969850389333320255355273225188141141137117183257421525623844
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
W
5
W
0
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
2.74
6:30PM
2.73
7:19AM
2.80
7:37PM
2.78
8:15AM
2.93
8:32PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
1.30
12:52AM
1.16
1:34PM
1.25
1:57AM
1.10
2:29PM
1.15
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:45-------8:44--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------231111-
Temp. °C181818212221191818182324242221202020202221212019
Feels °C (?)171819222323211919192323232222202021212423232120
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