Shipwreck surfForecast / Lagos and West / Nigeria

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Oct 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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)101111111111111111202019181818181616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208220279279274274274227220276276267314399307304280432346341256292284284
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
1.40
4:19AM
1.57
4:46PM
1.41
4:45AM
1.55
5:17PM
1.40
5:11AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.25
9:56PM
0.31
10:28AM
0.18
10:27PM
0.31
10:57AM
0.14
10:58PM
0.33
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:30-----
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272828272726262527292827272626262828282727262627
Feels °C (?)293029293029302931323029292728283029292929282830
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Lagos and West

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 27 km away suggest it is still onshore at Shipwreck (light winds from the SSE at Lagos/ikeja Airport). 0.9m 10s swell from the S with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.2m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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27 km away, 2 h 25 min ago

15 km/h
SSE
0.0
28.2
Air / Water (°C)
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