Shipwreck Bay-Pines surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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
21.1° 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 1PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)18s
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
Mon
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
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
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)1918181817168910111213131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4417028918818028441272257840675713779911686126721197110619939282147689743674366952639561675681
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
3.41
1:18PM
3.57
1:43AM
3.35
1:58PM
3.47
2:26AM
3.26
2:43PM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13AM
0.56
7:40PM
0.57
7:55AM
0.65
8:22PM
0.64
8:41AM
0.78
9:08PM
0.75
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset-----8:40-------8:40-------8:39--
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--11--1--1211111-1111-
Temp. °C191920212019181716161717171718171717191920191818
Feels °C (?)1818181916141310989991113121312141415151415
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