Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.7°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
305
310
362
322
920
1712
2117
2259
1953
1929
1602
1520
1460
901
899
936
1099
2117
2302
2220
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
S
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:10AM2.96m
8:21PM3.18m
8:54AM3.17m
9:02PM3.35m
9:34AM3.38m
9:43PM3.51m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.73m
2:42AM0.54m
3:01PM0.53m
3:21AM0.34m
3:41PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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6:35
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6:33
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7:47
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7:49
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Temp °C
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
15
13
13
14
14
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