Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 11PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
457
808
692
473
394
399
383
386
460
411
295
389
188
413
330
543
440
335
364
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
SSE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
25
SE
40
SE
40
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM0.81m
2:41PM1.00m
2:04AM0.77m
3:55PM1.04m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.66m
7:08AM0.40m
9:17PM0.64m
8:31AM0.43m
10:32PM0.56m
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Temp °C
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
23
22
21
20
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
15
17
18
18
18
18
19
20
17
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
16
16
19
19
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