Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
20.6° 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 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
4
5
7
2
3
3
0
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
3
W
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1716891010121213141413131313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80284412722403376751998447108391231312014116689535881879487689743676357150637656814562403335353079
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
3.57
1:43AM
3.35
1:58PM
3.47
2:26AM
3.26
2:43PM
3.34
3:15AM
3.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.57
7:55AM
0.65
8:22PM
0.64
8:41AM
0.78
9:08PM
0.75
9:33AM
0.93
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:39--
Sunset-8:40-------8:40-------8:39------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11-----11--22112111111--
Temp. °C211919181716171718181716161718191919181717181920
Feels °C (?)18141411989911121210111112141415151414151616
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