Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
96
96
93
69
91
134
36
52
37
51
89
111
137
137
137
64
62
52
76
202
267
246
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:54AM1.21m
5:55PM1.07m
6:24AM1.29m
6:30PM1.13m
6:54AM1.35m
7:03PM1.18m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.32m
11:53PM0.18m
12:31PM0.26m
00:25AM0.15m
1:02PM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:54
6:53
 mm
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
29
28
28
29
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
29
27
26
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
26
28
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