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Shipwreck surfForecast / Lagos and West / Nigeria

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 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
28.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwreck at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)111110101010101010101099910999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123121115106106104104559492908711079192265140140137251246207207207
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
1.49
6:01AM
1.51
6:52PM
1.54
6:37AM
1.48
7:25PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.06
12:01AM
0.42
12:19PM
0.06
12:40AM
0.40
12:52PM
0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1--------1------11----
Temp. °C272728302928282727272829292828272727282929282827
Feels °C (?)303030322930312929313131302930293031313230303130
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