Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.4°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
104
102
91
93
73
139
136
108
106
60
59
59
41
40
39
39
43
43
96
73
73
84
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:45AM1.00m
12:58PM0.94m
2:18AM1.03m
2:36PM0.95m
3:35AM1.13m
3:52PM1.01m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.46m
7:16PM0.32m
8:23AM0.45m
8:42PM0.29m
9:47AM0.37m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
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>
6:50
6:50
6:49
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
30
29
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
29
29
30
29
28
28
29
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