Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.5°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 6PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
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1
1
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.7
S
13
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
3
S
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
799
976
443
556
604
597
827
962
2343
2786
2795
4652
2384
2028
1757
1346
1091
1068
1043
807
875
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31AM0.89m
6:24PM1.18m
6:18AM0.98m
6:54PM1.25m
6:58AM1.08m
7:23PM1.30m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.31m
00:41AM0.44m
12:20PM0.25m
1:11AM0.34m
12:59PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
21
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
19
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
14
11
14
14
15
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