Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Mar 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
20.2° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212121212121212121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87873273260960952958151248848152858457456561460369978179490710991099892865
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
3.48
10:35AM
3.69
10:59PM
3.62
11:12AM
3.78
11:36PM
3.70
11:50AM
3.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
0.24
4:50PM
0.16
5:07AM
0.15
5:28PM
0.10
5:46AM
0.16
6:08PM
0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:30---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:39-------7:37
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161920201917171717182020191717171618202019
Feels °C (?)151413141718181816171718182019181616161518201918
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