Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.3° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
156
353
333
314
307
301
328
322
283
311
286
264
218
218
187
167
207
184
181
181
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:28PM1.00m
3:40AM1.09m
3:47PM1.04m
4:43AM1.21m
4:52PM1.10m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.45m
8:50PM0.24m
9:40AM0.39m
9:59PM0.18m
10:49AM0.30m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<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>
7:01
7:01
7:00
 mm
5
3
2
2
5
5
5
6
5
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
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