Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 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 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am 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 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
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
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
91
93
94
139
108
108
106
60
59
41
41
40
39
39
39
39
55
73
73
84
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<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
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
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