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Shipwreck surfForecast / Luanda / Angola
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 WATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shipwreck today?
The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 104 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 75 | 59 | 80 | 82 | 116 | 118 | 92 | 94 | 112 | 139 | 71 | 84 | 73 | 54 | 59 | 85 | 161 | 157 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 1.19 | 8:24AM 1.10 | 9:37PM 1.16 | 9:30AM 1.03 | 10:39PM 1.15 | 10:41AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:37AM 0.49 | 2:54PM 0.27 | 3:43AM 0.53 | 3:51PM 0.34 | 4:51AM 0.52 | 4:48PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
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