Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 12AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
2
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1
0
0
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2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
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)
1.8
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
672
586
1450
1361
1227
1034
899
787
849
1026
962
873
723
328
436
505
341
469
422
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01PM1.37m
9:09AM1.18m
9:29PM1.36m
9:47AM1.20m
9:58PM1.32m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.23m
3:11PM0.16m
3:47AM0.18m
3:46PM0.22m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
15
16
16
17
16
18
17
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
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