Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
196
220
275
339
272
175
299
270
552
635
691
612
432
815
1040
1040
962
911
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:21PM1.24m
7:48AM1.51m
8:05PM1.24m
8:27AM1.47m
8:47PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.10m
1:18AM0.02m
2:02PM0.09m
1:59AM0.06m
2:42PM0.10m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
3
5
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
26
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
26
27
27
28
27
27
27
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