Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
28.2°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
S
18
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
228
70
106
106
103
106
188
146
138
177
128
86
244
240
158
158
198
269
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:39PM1.06m
9:34AM0.91m
10:29PM0.99m
10:20AM0.83m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.23m
3:42AM0.40m
3:45PM0.31m
4:32AM0.48m
4:33PM0.39m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:29
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1
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3
2
5
2
1
2
2
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1
4
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2
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
24
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
31
29
31
29
30
31
30
30
30
29
28
28
28
30
30
30
30
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