Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
S
19
1.7
S
14
2.3
S
17
2.4
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
S
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
344
381
613
531
590
1009
960
800
643
657
622
1195
3235
3237
3046
3177
2696
2356
2543
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:24PM1.25m
10:12AM1.29m
9:58PM1.18m
10:59AM1.25m
10:36PM1.09m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.06m
4:13PM0.36m
4:23AM0.08m
5:00PM0.45m
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clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
22
22
23
22
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
15
15
17
19
21
19
20
20
20
19
23
22
21
20
22
22
21
21
20
22
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