Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.6°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
5
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
121
102
163
91
261
390
454
944
1919
3643
3769
3669
3560
3368
2835
2526
1985
1788
1452
1316
1046
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:48AM1.08m
11:11PM0.98m
12:42PM1.00m
11:46PM0.90m
2:02PM0.95m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.22m
5:39PM0.55m
5:49AM0.29m
6:31PM0.64m
6:41AM0.36m
7:57PM0.70m
clear
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cloud
light rain
part cloud
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clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
20
18
17
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
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16
16
17
18
18
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