Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
421
414
373
355
344
426
419
278
274
269
269
218
215
207
200
180
176
380
653
242
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:53AM0.90m
1:13AM0.89m
1:09PM0.83m
2:40AM0.89m
2:38PM0.82m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.39m
6:55AM0.55m
7:27PM0.42m
8:37AM0.56m
8:50PM0.41m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<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
6:57
6:57
 mm
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
27
26
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
28
28
30
28
27
26
26
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