Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 4AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
545
545
743
834
996
982
969
955
889
850
575
615
714
1182
1121
1106
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:29PM1.16m
9:42AM1.27m
10:12PM1.09m
10:19AM1.14m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.22m
3:57PM0.20m
4:01AM0.31m
4:36PM0.27m
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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light rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:59
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
4
5
4
7
11
7
9
11
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
28
27
26
27
29
28
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
25
25
25
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