Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
3 PM
6 PM
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)
1
3
3
3
3
4
6
5
4
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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)
2.3
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1991
2760
1226
1299
2909
6286
7201
7334
6953
9808
10241
10886
9899
9245
8243
7406
6208
5658
4793
Wind (km/h)
20
W
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:40PM2.87m
7:06AM2.83m
7:26PM3.06m
7:52AM3.02m
8:05PM3.25m
Low Tide
12:29PM1.15m
1:03AM1.05m
1:20PM0.92m
1:45AM0.81m
2:01PM0.70m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
13
9
8
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
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