Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
19.8° 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 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111010101111131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49614782362029762380201518021827171617842136206926102610274427442362227420781374102194610371006
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
30
W
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
3.29
8:22AM
3.50
8:52PM
3.50
9:04AM
3.65
9:32PM
3.67
9:47AM
3.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.39
2:41PM
0.21
3:01AM
0.22
3:21PM
0.09
3:42AM
0.13
4:03PM
0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----121---------------11
Temp. °C181717171818181717161616171818171615151518191919
Feels °C (?)151312131415131214131415161515151412121215151516
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