Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
3
3
!
!
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
S
10
2.1
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
471
325
664
772
410
338
255
878
928
743
606
328
489
303
241
344
314
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:36AM0.94m
2:53PM0.94m
1:32AM0.86m
4:32PM0.96m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.64m
7:36AM0.35m
8:28PM0.70m
8:48AM0.38m
10:28PM0.70m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
23
23
22
20
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
15
16
15
15
17
17
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
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