Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1184
1154
1081
924
911
834
732
722
569
553
693
663
326
326
326
326
238
181
439
522
514
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:52AM1.38m
8:12PM1.21m
8:23AM1.35m
8:49PM1.19m
8:57AM1.29m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.13m
2:07AM0.16m
2:40PM0.12m
2:44AM0.20m
3:17PM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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
6:52
6:52
 mm
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
5
3
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
30
28
29
29
28
29
29
30
28
28
28
29
27
28
28
29
28
27
26
28
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