Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.2°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
0
0
2
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.2
SSW
12
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
126
193
208
173
318
313
329
282
101
44
42
181
210
104
93
163
69
15
155
131
105
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SE
30
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
20
SSE
35
SE
20
ESE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:47PM1.10m
5:02AM0.90m
5:27PM1.16m
5:53AM1.00m
6:03PM1.21m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.43m
11:18PM0.47m
10:51AM0.40m
11:54PM0.36m
11:42AM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
22
22
24
23
21
21
21
21
22
22
25
24
22
21
21
22
23
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
21
20
18
23
21
20
21
20
21
20
17
22
23
22
21
22
22
21
23
24
22
22
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