Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.09° S 13.00° E

Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
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)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
246
237
233
233
310
302
358
375
355
350
407
395
368
398
347
336
326
316
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:30PM1.02m
10:18AM1.17m
11:01PM1.00m
11:40AM1.17m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.37m
3:42AM0.34m
4:49PM0.37m
5:03AM0.37m
6:10PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
18
16
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
17
17
19
18
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