Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.4° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
469
537
481
449
595
630
461
479
421
277
255
247
235
211
229
219
348
582
776
946
969
848
806
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:52AM1.10m
9:55PM1.46m
9:41AM1.10m
10:34PM1.42m
10:29AM1.09m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.38m
3:10PM-0.02m
4:13AM0.34m
3:53PM0.04m
4:55AM0.32m
4:36PM0.13m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
3
1
2
5
4
9
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
20
21
20
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
21
22
20
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