Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.3°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
553
447
427
326
326
326
326
261
181
459
452
444
418
478
478
411
390
345
403
403
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:23AM1.35m
8:49PM1.19m
8:57AM1.29m
9:29PM1.15m
9:35AM1.20m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.12m
2:44AM0.20m
3:17PM0.13m
3:26AM0.26m
3:59PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
6:52
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
28
28
29
27
27
28
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
27
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