Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
244
244
240
240
236
147
145
113
179
173
146
143
141
139
350
334
252
244
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:23PM0.78m
2:17AM0.99m
2:42PM0.84m
3:09AM1.06m
3:36PM0.93m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.48m
8:40AM0.52m
8:17PM0.47m
9:30AM0.43m
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clear
clear
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6:28
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3
3
2
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
30
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
30
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