Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shipwrecks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
179 | 102 | 85 | 131 | 138 | 99 | 99 | 134 | 115 | 76 | 305 | 352 | 902 | 1096 | 1167 | 1151 | 1106 | 1068 | 1091 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:42PM1.02m | 4:47AM0.84m | 6:29PM1.10m | 5:50AM0.89m | 7:06PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.65m | 11:19AM0.31m | 00:41AM0.58m | 12:10PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
37 | 43 | 85 | 63 | 138 | 99 | 99 | 134 | 73 | 32 | 49 | 352 | 902 | 1096 | 1167 | 1151 | 1106 | 1068 | 1091 | 1121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SSW 19 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 6 |
10 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 305 | 42 | 45 | 60 | 43 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | S 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 13 |
8 | 10 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 76 | 33 | 82 | 4 | — | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
179 | 102 | 183 | 131 | — | — | — | — | 115 | 124 | 95 | 80 | 103 | 138 | — | 111 | 63 | 165 | 114 | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1278 | 1273 | 0 | 0 |
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