Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.8° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 6PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2
3
4
3
1
0
3
4
3
!
!
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.1
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.7
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
631
778
1062
980
740
742
589
519
430
415
219
679
591
521
616
708
410
515
344
946
928
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
SE
35
SE
35
SE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:27PM1.03m
11:59PM1.04m
1:29PM0.97m
00:36AM0.94m
2:53PM0.94m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.26m
6:10PM0.54m
6:43AM0.30m
7:04PM0.64m
7:36AM0.35m
8:28PM0.70m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
20
21
21
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
17
14
15
18
17
19
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
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