Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
6
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
91
90
89
89
91
89
113
111
133
137
62
59
59
88
76
202
267
246
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:55PM1.07m
6:24AM1.29m
6:30PM1.13m
6:54AM1.35m
7:03PM1.18m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.18m
12:31PM0.26m
00:25AM0.15m
1:02PM0.20m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:54
6:53
 mm
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
29
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