Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.6° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
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
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
235
220
217
213
210
206
196
183
180
140
138
138
135
135
176
203
119
86
86
156
199
193
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:11AM1.22m
11:52PM0.99m
11:59AM1.10m
00:55AM0.95m
12:53PM1.00m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.31m
5:33PM0.29m
5:30AM0.41m
6:22PM0.34m
6:30AM0.49m
7:18PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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>
7:05
7:05
7:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
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