Shipwreck Bay-Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.17° S 173.10° E

Shipwreck Bay-Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck Bay-Pines sea temperature is
15.3°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines at 4AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
11
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
18
2
SW
11
1.3
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1387
1266
1317
907
822
671
565
784
932
990
1121
1064
1099
932
951
1398
1591
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:28PM3.36m
7:53AM3.28m
8:18PM3.56m
8:42AM3.45m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.67m
2:07PM0.56m
2:33AM0.44m
2:53PM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
 mm
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
9
6
4
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