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Shipwrecks surfForecast / New-Caledonia / New Caledonia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 +11
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Shipwrecks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
28.0° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.9
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1313131212121212121211111261210136101012111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1921891811311151138181797774516056565564595956798593123
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
E
5
SE
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
50
NNE
60
N
75
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
1.26
7:45PM
1.01
8:54AM
1.32
8:23PM
1.05
9:25AM
1.36
9:01PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
0.12
2:28PM
0.48
2:05AM
0.08
3:02PM
0.44
2:41AM
0.05
3:36PM
0.40
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--5:28-------5:28-------5:28-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
22----1-21--123125227335
Temp. °C272728292930302928282729282626262626282827282827
Feels °C (?)303132323133333132323033323129292828272624252219
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