Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 3AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
235
670
650
629
599
505
497
196
189
337
331
126
123
107
91
85
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:50AM0.94m
3:48PM0.86m
4:41AM1.03m
4:38PM0.93m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.41m
9:59AM0.52m
9:55PM0.36m
10:49AM0.46m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
6:57
6:55
 mm
4
4
15
11
16
9
5
7
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
29
28
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
29
29
27
27
28
28
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