Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
28.0°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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
498
483
499
263
280
273
249
242
236
172
317
249
246
246
298
235
220
210
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:25PM1.20m
5:36AM1.38m
6:04PM1.26m
6:12AM1.37m
6:41PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.20m
11:52AM0.09m
11:57PM0.17m
12:25PM0.06m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:31
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 mm
2
3
4
3
15
6
1
1
1
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3
2
3
4
3
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
29
30
30
28
28
28
28
29
28
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
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