Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.38° W

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
27.9°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 11AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
167
167
137
128
124
120
99
101
83
106
103
106
204
204
200
249
295
289
590
590
590
350
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:21AM0.89m
12:21PM0.78m
1:59AM0.89m
2:09PM0.79m
3:15AM0.95m
3:23PM0.85m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.56m
6:30PM0.45m
8:06AM0.57m
8:05PM0.46m
9:33AM0.52m
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light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
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light rain
thunderstorm
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<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>
6:43
6:42
6:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
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