Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
S
14
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
146
158
158
158
367
350
323
244
240
236
232
284
279
274
198
238
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
0
NE
0
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:09AM1.06m
3:36PM0.93m
3:49AM1.14m
4:19PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.47m
9:30AM0.43m
9:15PM0.42m
10:08AM0.33m
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thunderstorm
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4
3
5
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
31
30
29
30
31
29
30
31
31
31
30
30
30
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