Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 7PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
0
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1
2
0
0
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3
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2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.2
SSW
14
1.9
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
962
2343
2786
2795
2686
2107
2028
1592
1346
970
1097
1035
733
613
522
678
678
400
428
773
686
574
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
35
SE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
45
SE
55
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM0.98m
6:54PM1.25m
6:58AM1.08m
7:23PM1.30m
7:36AM1.16m
7:52PM1.33m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.25m
1:11AM0.34m
12:59PM0.22m
1:40AM0.25m
1:36PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
20
19
18
18
19
21
22
23
21
20
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
15
14
14
13
15
12
11
14
13
14
14
16
17
18
17
19
18
18
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