Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Issued: 10 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is

23.3° C

Shipwrecks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 7PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	17s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 16	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	582	776	946	969	848	806	679	544	546	979	1615	1747	2600	2423	1989	1788	1515	1136	961	785	705	644
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NNE	NE	SE	E	E	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	NW	WSW	SSW	S	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:29AM1.09m					11:11PM1.36m				11:19AM1.06m				11:47PM1.28m				12:12PM1.02m
Low Tide				4:36PM0.13m					5:35AM0.31m				5:18PM0.26m				6:17AM0.31m				6:02PM0.39m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	4	5	2	1	1	2	27	10	2	1	—	3	1	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	21	22	23	23	23	22	19	20	20	21	21	20	21	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	22	25	26	25	24	23	21	22	21	23	23	22	22	21	22	23	24	24	23	23	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	582	776	946	969	848	806	679	544	405	979	1615	1747	2600	2423	1989	1788	1515	1136	961	785	705	644
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSW 14	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	WSW 8	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	167	142	110	101	84	264	310	496	546	394	512	499	631	309	301	297	293	293	245	6	234	224
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 17	SE 17	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SSW 22	SE 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8
kJ	75	73	55	238	277	65	68	74	498	339	425	312	18	64	91	67	60	38	29	7	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	ESE 8	SE 14	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	140	202	256	—	174	—	—	—	80	447	48	44
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	97	552	1284	1273
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Lighthouse Right New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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