Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
168
139
136
136
132
104
104
102
69
71
73
139
136
61
60
60
50
50
57
40
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:26AM1.00m
00:45AM1.00m
12:58PM0.94m
2:18AM1.03m
2:36PM0.95m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.29m
6:41AM0.46m
7:16PM0.32m
8:23AM0.45m
8:42PM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
6:51
6:50
6:50
 mm
4
4
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
24
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
29
28
26
28
28
28
27
27
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
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