Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.8° 

Shipwrecks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
1.2
SE
6
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
223
98
92
86
54
92
54
41
41
37
18
32
71
83
174
151
146
144
130
84
81
82
119
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
15
NE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
15
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
10
NE
15
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:50AM1.30m
8:39PM1.20m
9:25AM1.30m
9:08PM1.14m
10:01AM1.26m
9:37PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.08m
2:51PM0.32m
2:56AM0.08m
3:26PM0.37m
3:26AM0.10m
4:02PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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1
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Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
25
23
22
21
22
23
23
23
25
23
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
24
23
22
19
19
24
22
23
22
23
23
20
20
25
22
23
21
24
22
22
22
24
24
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