Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
1187
1303
799
765
743
643
595
586
499
499
491
414
373
628
386
318
313
278
274
269
222
218
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:01AM1.02m
11:56PM0.94m
11:53AM0.90m
1:13AM0.89m
1:09PM0.83m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.41m
5:19PM0.34m
5:40AM0.49m
6:13PM0.39m
6:55AM0.55m
7:27PM0.42m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:58
6:57
 mm
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
28
29
28
26
27
28
26
27
29
28
27
26
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
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