Surf Forecasts:
Shipwreck Bay-Pines surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 14,673 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shipwreck Bay-Pines this week:
The surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Shipwreck Bay-Pines in the next 16 days are 5.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 142 | 169 | 127 | 111 | 724 | 627 | 655 | 1330 | 4262 | 4665 | 13886 | 10197 | 8327 | 5438 | 4586 | 3189 | 3553 | 4244 | 4174 | 2863 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:33AM3.29m | 11:48PM3.47m | 12:11PM3.25m | 00:26AM3.42m | 12:50PM3.18m | 1:05AM3.33m | 1:33PM3.11m | 1:49AM3.24m | 2:20PM3.03m | 2:37AM3.15m | 3:11PM2.98m | 3:32AM3.08m | 4:13PM2.96m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.69m | 6:06AM0.77m | 6:19PM0.74m | 6:47AM0.78m | 7:00PM0.81m | 7:29AM0.80m | 7:44PM0.89m | 8:13AM0.84m | 8:33PM0.97m | 9:01AM0.88m | 9:27PM1.03m | 9:55AM0.92m | 10:30PM1.06m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 20 | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 202 | 142 | 169 | 127 | 85 | 98 | 505 | 648 | 871 | 4262 | 4665 | 13886 | 10197 | 8327 | 5438 | 78 | 61 | 3553 | 918 | 1464 | 2863 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 9 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | SW 21 | — | SW 18 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 94 | 2 | 49 | 111 | 61 | 505 | 198 | 22 | 285 | 1491 | 214 | 652 | — | — | 18 | — | 452 | 87 | 453 | 1631 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 15 | NNW 4 | SW 18 | WSW 20 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 37 | 68 | 655 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 75 | 724 | 627 | 392 | 1330 | — | — | — | — | 727 | 342 | 4586 | 3189 | — | 4244 | 4174 | 1837 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 511 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 221 | 39 | 125 | 225 | 233 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 4 |
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