Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.3°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 7PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
17
1.2
SE
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.7
SE
7
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
204
115
116
105
77
77
65
63
85
83
111
104
102
99
64
45
43
41
34
64
83
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:53AM1.00m
6:03PM1.21m
6:35AM1.11m
6:37PM1.25m
7:16AM1.22m
7:11PM1.26m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.36m
00:27AM0.25m
12:28PM0.33m
00:59AM0.16m
1:12PM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
23
25
25
23
22
21
21
21
23
23
22
23
21
21
20
22
23
24
25
25
23
Feels °C
21
22
23
23
21
22
20
20
21
22
19
17
22
20
21
20
23
22
23
24
24
23
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