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Shipwreck surfForecast / Liberia / Liberia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shipwreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shipwreck today?
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 53 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 74 | 123 | 125 | 130 | 64 | 102 | 141 | 145 | 149 | 77 | 86 | 119 | 162 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 1.12 | 2:28PM 0.94 | 2:25AM 1.08 | 3:27PM 0.98 | 3:16AM 1.05 | 4:15PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:06AM 0.37 | 7:58PM 0.50 | 8:58AM 0.34 | 9:06PM 0.50 | 9:43AM 0.30 | 10:03PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
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