Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
326
261
181
459
452
444
418
411
411
464
456
403
403
403
396
388
374
302
302
296
296
211
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:57AM1.29m
9:29PM1.15m
9:35AM1.20m
10:17PM1.09m
10:22AM1.10m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.20m
3:17PM0.13m
3:26AM0.26m
3:59PM0.17m
4:15AM0.33m
4:50PM0.23m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
6:52
6:52
6:51
 mm
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
30
28
28
29
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