Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Pines today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111113131313131313131313131312121214141414141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21362174274427442878274424832248207813741021946112711911499155014682763276629673410354446504681
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:04AM
3.65
9:32PM
3.67
9:47AM
3.73
10:13PM
3.76
10:30AM
3.72
10:56PM
3.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
0.22
3:21PM
0.09
3:42AM
0.13
4:03PM
0.05
4:25AM
0.15
4:47PM
0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:00------5:58---
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------11252---1145
Temp. °C171617181817161515171819191818171717181919171616
Feels °C (?)141416161515131212131415151413141515161616141213
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