Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 11AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.5
SSW
11
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
198
205
230
205
167
155
135
113
104
72
70
69
68
60
62
55
46
43
59
60
62
60
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:29AM1.29m
9:53PM1.07m
10:05AM1.23m
10:42PM1.03m
10:48AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.23m
3:50PM0.23m
3:46AM0.28m
4:32PM0.23m
4:33AM0.34m
5:21PM0.25m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
<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
7:02
7:02
 mm
6
13
17
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
23
22
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
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