Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
451
378
372
367
289
252
244
244
240
240
147
147
109
113
110
186
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04AM0.94m
1:23PM0.78m
2:17AM0.99m
2:42PM0.84m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.56m
7:00PM0.48m
8:40AM0.52m
8:17PM0.47m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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6:29
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6:28
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 mm
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2
1
1
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3
2
2
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
31
29
31
30
29
30
30
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
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