Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

Shipwreck Bay-Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 6AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
4
2
3
7
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1062
1480
1742
1953
2558
3287
4007
4295
7783
7239
4629
8515
8413
8589
8157
7675
6878
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:48PM3.85m
11:09AM3.63m
11:28PM3.74m
11:48AM3.52m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.23m
5:18PM0.27m
5:45AM0.31m
5:58PM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
12
11
10
9
10
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
5
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