Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.0° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
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2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
2.2
S
9
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
2.4
S
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
361
396
388
446
446
388
735
751
827
915
881
815
769
694
651
3553
1514
1410
1343
1550
1194
1327
1310
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM1.18m
9:58PM1.40m
10:10AM1.17m
10:29PM1.33m
10:53AM1.14m
10:58PM1.24m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.24m
3:33PM0.10m
4:17AM0.22m
4:11PM0.20m
4:50AM0.21m
4:49PM0.31m
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6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:42
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
12
11
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