Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
411
405
325
195
269
197
443
536
628
606
499
435
464
490
540
454
445
334
232
260
243
277
267
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:09AM0.92m
6:26PM1.27m
6:12AM1.00m
7:08PM1.35m
7:03AM1.10m
7:44PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.55m
11:30AM0.20m
00:48AM0.44m
12:25PM0.14m
1:27AM0.35m
1:12PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
19
21
19
19
21
19
18
17
19
18
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
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