Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.8° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 9AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
289
318
261
188
129
131
74
129
160
190
252
635
325
300
241
212
188
163
138
117
114
95
79
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:18AM1.15m
1:32PM1.01m
1:05AM1.06m
2:58PM1.02m
2:11AM0.97m
4:31PM1.07m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.26m
7:14PM0.56m
8:01AM0.26m
8:41PM0.64m
9:13AM0.25m
10:28PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
17
16
19
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
18
17
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
21
22
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