Surf Forecasts:
Shipwreck Bay-Pines surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 13s period, SW swell with 23,073 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 1 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW 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 Wednesday (Jul 01) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. 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 8.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 23ft (7.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 28ft (8.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Pines over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1001 | 2083 | 2027 | 1704 | 1494 | 933 | 700 | 494 | 321 | 205 | 142 | 167 | 164 | 109 | 843 | 524 | 745 | 3576 | 5895 | 7114 | 20338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45AM3.25m | 10:00PM3.45m | 10:21AM3.30m | 10:36PM3.49m | 10:56AM3.31m | 11:11PM3.50m | 11:33AM3.29m | 11:48PM3.47m | 12:11PM3.25m | 00:26AM3.42m | 12:50PM3.18m | 1:05AM3.33m | 1:33PM3.11m | 1:49AM3.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.71m | 4:13AM0.78m | 4:29PM0.68m | 4:49AM0.77m | 5:05PM0.68m | 5:27AM0.76m | 5:41PM0.69m | 6:06AM0.77m | 6:19PM0.74m | 6:47AM0.78m | 7:00PM0.81m | 7:29AM0.80m | 7:44PM0.89m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 22 | SW 22 | — |
| kJ | 865 | 2083 | 2027 | 1704 | 1494 | 933 | 700 | 494 | 321 | 205 | 142 | 167 | 164 | 62 | 843 | 524 | 319 | 3576 | 179 | 659 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 24 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1001 | 53 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 94 | 2 | 32 | 109 | 62 | 510 | 745 | 22 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | NW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 49 | 98 | 26 | 648 | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNW 5 | — | — | W 9 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 52 | — | — | 263 | — | 5895 | 7114 | 20338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 112 | 79 | 112 | 454 | 112 | 1 | 225 | 0 |
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