Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.2° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
77
60
85
101
105
66
62
87
90
111
148
167
164
200
207
175
175
169
240
259
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21AM1.17m
6:16PM1.03m
6:55AM1.23m
6:52PM1.07m
7:28AM1.29m
7:27PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.35m
00:18AM0.16m
12:58PM0.31m
00:52AM0.14m
1:32PM0.28m
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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7:04
7:04
7:04
 mm
6
1
1
2
5
4
1
1
3
2
4
4
1
3
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
26
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
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