Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.8°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
127
125
198
192
147
142
169
164
161
158
158
156
111
107
120
219
295
366
362
331
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:18AM1.45m
7:41PM1.28m
7:52AM1.39m
8:17PM1.25m
8:26AM1.30m
8:54PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.06m
1:35AM0.11m
2:05PM0.07m
2:12AM0.16m
2:37PM0.12m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
Feels °C
30
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
27
27
26
27
28
29
29
28
27
28
27
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