Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Issued: 10 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is

23.2° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 2PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s
Evening (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	!	!	2	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1515	1136	961	917	696	679	629	678	565	549	680	832	787	729	802	747	714	587	616	634	497	582
Wind (km/h)	SSE	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	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			12:12PM1.02m				00:22AM1.19m				1:12PM0.98m				00:59AM1.09m					2:22PM0.95m
Low Tide	6:17AM0.31m				6:02PM0.39m				6:59AM0.31m				6:51PM0.51m				7:46AM0.32m				7:51PM0.61m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	23	24	23	23	24	25	23	22	20	20	17	16	16	16	14	13	14	17	14	13	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSE 8
kJ	1515	1136	961	917	696	679	629	678	565	549	401	317	307	303	225	294	499	505	390	437	155	374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSW 10	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	590	520	245	241	331	313	257	253	212	171	163	156	210	205	188	287	157	150	152	111	346	263
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	WSW 11	SE 9	SE 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 7	SW 7	S 9	S 9	SSW 18	W 7	S 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 12
kJ	2	11	78	49	12	11	14	19	26	62	106	4	4	104	101	54	72	89	23	23	53	115
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	SE 4	SE 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	12	680	832	787	729	802	747	714	587	616	634	497	582
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	45	71	0	0	0	0	6	1273	1273	1273	1278	1278	1278	1278	1278	45	1278	1284	1278	6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	Fausse Passe	Fausse Passe	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	St Vincent Left	Ouano Rights	Ouano Lefts									La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)				Ouano Lefts
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3									3				4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia									La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia				Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3									3				4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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