Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.9°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 7AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
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1
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3
3
1
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2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SE
7
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1654
1447
2171
2043
1261
1108
960
1480
1166
994
859
757
990
397
920
692
473
399
399
244
493
534
411
309
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
20
SSE
40
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
20
SE
25
ESE
35
SE
25
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:10PM1.06m
11:18PM0.87m
1:17PM1.01m
00:17AM0.81m
2:41PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.27m
6:15PM0.62m
6:01AM0.34m
7:35PM0.66m
7:08AM0.40m
9:17PM0.64m
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Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
21
20
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20
22
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Feels °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
17
19
19
16
19
18
18
19
18
20
19
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18
18
19
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