Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.7° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 3PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
172
273
352
352
270
170
153
291
291
288
223
357
348
252
405
371
301
167
394
384
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:12AM1.49m
8:25PM1.19m
8:57AM1.48m
9:14PM1.15m
9:42AM1.42m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.12m
2:21AM0.04m
3:13PM0.15m
3:06AM0.11m
4:00PM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
 mm
3
4
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
25
27
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