Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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2
3
2
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1
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
722
781
1751
1654
1447
1616
1521
1261
1108
960
1494
1166
890
771
673
403
396
837
631
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39PM0.94m
12:10PM1.06m
11:18PM0.87m
1:17PM1.01m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.56m
5:11AM0.27m
6:15PM0.62m
6:01AM0.34m
7:35PM0.66m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
16
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18
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19
16
17
17
18
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