Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
28.1°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.8
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
236
232
228
228
86
86
68
68
68
66
68
60
59
59
59
57
51
49
49
49
236
70
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:51AM1.18m
8:23PM1.21m
8:24AM1.09m
8:59PM1.14m
8:57AM1.00m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.21m
1:59PM0.11m
2:24AM0.26m
2:32PM0.16m
3:01AM0.32m
3:06PM0.23m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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6:31
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6:30
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6:30
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6:30
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 mm
2
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1
2
4
4
1
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3
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
29
29
30
29
29
30
30
29
28
30
30
29
30
29
31
31
29
30
30
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