Shipwreck surfForecast / Luanda / Angola

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 Aug 2025 WAT
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Shipwreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwreck sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)161515151414141414131313131212121212122020191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)615568542553545476461443424318309301292272226246254250299281276306381414
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
1.03
10:07AM
1.14
10:57PM
0.99
11:32AM
1.11
12:28AM
1.02
12:48PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
0.36
4:39PM
0.38
4:59AM
0.42
6:05PM
0.35
6:27AM
0.41
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset------6:06-------6:06-------6:06-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191919191918181717181818181818181718181919
Feels °C (?)191920212118181817181718191717171919191919181819
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Luanda

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Shipwreck (light winds from the SSW at Luanda 37 km from Shipwreck). 1.1m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.7m 12s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.3m 3s local chop, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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37 km away, 3 h 26 min ago

11 km/h
SSW
0.0
18.9
Air / Water (°C)
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