Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 6AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
181
181
214
150
148
109
172
273
352
352
270
170
108
291
291
288
223
357
348
252
405
371
167
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
0
ENE
0
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:36PM1.21m
8:12AM1.49m
8:25PM1.19m
8:57AM1.48m
9:14PM1.15m
9:42AM1.42m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.13m
1:36AM-0.01m
2:25PM0.12m
2:21AM0.04m
3:13PM0.15m
3:06AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
 mm
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
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