Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 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 (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW 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 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
!
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2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
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
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3299
2479
1902
1464
1285
1019
867
724
623
443
556
604
597
827
962
2343
2786
2795
2686
2300
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
5:49PM1.10m
5:31AM0.89m
6:24PM1.18m
6:18AM0.98m
6:54PM1.25m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.53m
11:37AM0.31m
00:41AM0.44m
12:20PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
19
16
15
15
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
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