Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.2°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 3AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
1
3
4
4
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
911
1014
1184
1184
1154
1081
924
911
834
732
722
612
553
693
663
326
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:37PM1.20m
7:52AM1.38m
8:12PM1.21m
8:23AM1.35m
8:49PM1.19m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.14m
2:06PM0.13m
2:07AM0.16m
2:40PM0.12m
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light rain
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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>
6:52
6:52
 mm
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
28
29
29
29
27
28
28
28
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