Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.17° S 173.10° E)

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Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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 15.3° 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 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Evening (19 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

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		Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	10	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	17	16	15
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	2370	2015	1255	1125	2314	4251	4681	4094	3217	2757	2160	1765	1470	1213	966	627	650	524	283	182	149	97	169	181
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	7:19PM 3.19				7:43AM 3.10				8:06PM 3.34				8:28AM 3.25				8:46PM 3.45					9:07AM 3.37
Low Tide / height (m)			1:34AM 0.84				1:56PM 0.76				2:19AM 0.65				2:38PM 0.58				2:58AM 0.50					3:16PM 0.45

		Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22

Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	11	14	15	14	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	15
Feels °C (?)	10	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	8	10	9	8	9	11	10	10	9	9	8	9	10	10	11	10

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update Cross-off wind 21 km from Shipwreck Bay-Pines has swung offshore (light winds from the S at Kaitaia Airport). 2.4m 10s swell from the WSW with a 1.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SW and a 0.9m 12s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
55 minutes ago Shipwreck Bay-Pines
Wind Update Cross-off wind 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks has swung offshore (light winds from the S at Kaitaia Airport). 2.4m 10s swell from the WSW with a 1.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SW and a 0.9m 12s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
55 minutes ago Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks

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21 km away, 55 min ago

11 km/h

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15.3

Air / Water (°C)

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