Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.9°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
S
10
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
19
1.8
S
14
2.3
S
18
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
783
373
492
441
300
528
479
427
617
1315
3273
2546
2490
3679
3098
2687
2379
2394
2329
1886
1922
1970
1901
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSW
20
S
25
SE
15
ESE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM1.20m
9:58PM1.32m
10:27AM1.19m
10:29PM1.25m
11:12AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.18m
3:46PM0.22m
4:19AM0.16m
4:24PM0.30m
4:54AM0.16m
5:06PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
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5:45
5:46
5:46
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Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
15
13
14
17
17
18
18
20
17
19
20
19
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