Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes at 6AM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1591 | 1943 | 3355 | 8414 | 21077 | 20276 | 18603 | 17305 | 16003 | 14544 | 13973 | 13101 | 11696 | 10943 | 11645 | 12715 | 13265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:03PM3.69m | 9:26AM3.57m | 9:44PM3.75m | 10:05AM3.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.28m | 3:35PM0.24m | 3:57AM0.20m | 4:14PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1591 | 1943 | 3355 | 8414 | — | — | — | 17305 | 16003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12715 | 13265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1149 | 1860 | 2147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 989 | 1089 | 1560 | 2345 | 21077 | 20276 | 18603 | — | — | 14544 | 13973 | 13101 | 11696 | 10943 | 11645 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 173 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 55 | 77 | 55 | 3 | 0 |
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