Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2001
1665
1780
3482
3353
3062
2746
2708
2383
2082
1779
1712
1527
1285
1190
1086
999
852
878
1248
1011
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:45PM3.01m
2:05AM2.90m
2:35PM2.83m
3:05AM2.71m
3:44PM2.69m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.83m
8:05PM1.07m
8:25AM1.04m
8:59PM1.27m
9:20AM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
6
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
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