Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
4
4
2
2
3
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
855
354
341
551
292
303
380
348
240
235
172
172
226
179
246
85
111
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:32AM0.86m
4:32PM0.96m
3:11AM0.82m
5:42PM1.02m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.70m
8:48AM0.38m
10:28PM0.70m
10:11AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
19
19
19
21
22
23
22
20
20
20
20
22
23
24
22
21
Feels °C
18
17
19
18
18
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
22
21
22
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