Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 11AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SSW
15
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
37
37
35
31
61
61
65
94
122
144
560
442
587
488
411
347
341
196
178
550
282
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM1.06m
8:12PM1.42m
7:57AM1.12m
8:50PM1.45m
8:43AM1.16m
9:25PM1.44m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.43m
1:26PM0.02m
2:28AM0.35m
2:11PM0.01m
3:06AM0.29m
2:53PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
23
20
20
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
21
23
21
19
20
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
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