Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.5° 

Shipwreck 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 today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
397
397
390
396
403
403
396
388
367
296
296
290
290
211
210
162
171
170
166
134
168
241
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
0
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:35AM1.20m
10:17PM1.09m
10:22AM1.10m
11:20PM1.03m
11:26AM1.00m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.26m
3:59PM0.17m
4:15AM0.33m
4:50PM0.23m
5:17AM0.41m
5:54PM0.29m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:51
6:51
 mm
3
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
5
12
10
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
23
23
24
24
Feels °C
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
27
26
27
27
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