Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
176
173
242
242
235
231
650
629
599
579
196
193
176
130
128
126
123
93
91
102
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:38PM0.82m
3:50AM0.94m
3:48PM0.86m
4:41AM1.03m
4:38PM0.93m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.56m
8:50PM0.41m
9:59AM0.52m
9:55PM0.36m
10:49AM0.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
1
3
3
4
5
6
8
6
4
2
3
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
27
28
28
29
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