Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
590
789
590
350
257
195
246
198
198
211
241
249
213
207
185
155
155
146
142
140
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:23PM0.85m
4:04AM1.04m
4:13PM0.93m
4:42AM1.14m
4:53PM1.02m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.52m
9:17PM0.41m
10:20AM0.45m
10:06PM0.35m
10:54AM0.37m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:40
 mm
5
7
13
10
7
5
6
6
12
15
6
5
2
1
3
4
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
27
26
25
27
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
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