Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.2° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
1
1
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
12
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
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
1.3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
213
213
258
240
244
244
240
236
232
130
103
217
205
202
158
156
149
143
135
320
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:45AM1.08m
00:58AM0.98m
1:00PM1.02m
2:24AM1.01m
2:28PM1.00m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.27m
6:44AM0.45m
7:33PM0.27m
8:13AM0.45m
8:50PM0.24m
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thunderstorm
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light rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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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>
7:02
7:01
7:01
 mm
2
4
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
28
27
26
27
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
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