Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
189
130
128
126
123
103
91
82
187
177
167
160
125
123
141
135
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:41AM1.03m
4:38PM0.93m
5:20AM1.12m
5:19PM1.00m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.36m
10:49AM0.46m
10:41PM0.29m
11:27AM0.39m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:55
 mm
2
3
5
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
27
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
29
27
29
28
28
27
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