Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
!
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
2.3
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
742
589
481
393
251
241
449
517
521
327
772
410
418
329
878
855
439
297
258
250
296
450
348
314
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:59PM1.04m
1:29PM0.97m
00:36AM0.94m
2:53PM0.94m
1:32AM0.86m
4:32PM0.96m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.30m
7:04PM0.64m
7:36AM0.35m
8:28PM0.70m
8:48AM0.38m
10:28PM0.70m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
22
23
21
20
Feels °C
14
15
16
17
15
17
18
17
18
18
15
16
16
15
17
17
18
19
18
20
19
20
19
20
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