Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
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)
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
325
297
95
121
88
109
117
121
123
131
157
191
212
200
170
165
139
134
130
122
118
114
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:09AM0.95m
11:04PM0.95m
10:58AM0.85m
00:21AM0.89m
12:21PM0.78m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.40m
4:24PM0.33m
4:59AM0.49m
5:15PM0.40m
6:12AM0.56m
6:30PM0.45m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:43
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
29
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
26
26
27
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