Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.8° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 10AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
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1
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2
2
3
3
3
1
0
!
3
4
!
2
1
1
0
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1
S
10
2.2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
10
1.8
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
849
1245
867
686
778
1016
980
661
742
589
524
384
435
181
856
591
539
695
465
410
475
305
527
944
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
25
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28PM1.14m
12:27PM1.03m
11:59PM1.04m
1:29PM0.97m
00:36AM0.94m
2:53PM0.94m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.26m
6:10PM0.54m
6:43AM0.30m
7:04PM0.64m
7:36AM0.35m
8:28PM0.70m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
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Temp °C
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
21
21
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
15
17
14
16
18
17
18
15
16
15
15
14
16
17
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