Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
157
117
141
135
127
74
96
96
71
69
52
51
51
52
37
51
89
115
55
66
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:19PM1.00m
5:54AM1.21m
5:55PM1.07m
6:24AM1.29m
6:30PM1.13m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.39m
11:19PM0.23m
12:00PM0.32m
11:53PM0.18m
12:31PM0.26m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:54
 mm
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
29
28
27
27
28
28
26
26
26
28
28
29
29
27
26
25
26
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