Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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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
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
89
89
108
107
95
78
73
88
88
86
202
267
246
468
574
649
749
621
702
630
886
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:24AM1.29m
6:30PM1.13m
6:54AM1.35m
7:03PM1.18m
7:23AM1.38m
7:37PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.26m
00:25AM0.15m
1:02PM0.20m
00:58AM0.14m
1:33PM0.16m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<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>
6:54
6:53
6:53
 mm
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
29
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
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