Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
193
269
263
250
292
284
376
366
285
261
451
451
444
367
350
323
244
244
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:37PM0.94m
11:37AM0.78m
1:04AM0.94m
1:23PM0.78m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.39m
5:41AM0.55m
5:38PM0.45m
7:17AM0.56m
7:00PM0.48m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:29
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6:29
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6:29
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 mm
1
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1
3
2
1
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1
2
3
2
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
30
29
30
30
30
30
30
29
30
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