Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
1
0
1
4
4
3
2
2
3
0
0
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
400
338
248
734
855
389
375
328
489
309
416
350
314
260
304
338
168
172
125
115
67
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:53PM0.94m
1:32AM0.86m
4:32PM0.96m
3:11AM0.82m
5:42PM1.02m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.35m
8:28PM0.70m
8:48AM0.38m
10:28PM0.70m
10:11AM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
24
22
21
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
20
19
20
20
20
20
22
20
22
21
21
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