Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is

23.2° C

Shipwrecks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 22s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 21s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 6PM is: 1.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	22s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	21s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	20s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 19						Monday 20								Tuesday 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)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	0	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	498	979	1615	1747	2000	2423	1989	1788	1515	1136	961	785	705	679	637	580	565	437	401	613	887	940
Wind (km/h)	E	E	WSW	SSW	SSE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	SW	S	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:19AM1.06m				11:47PM1.28m				12:12PM1.02m				00:22AM1.19m				1:12PM0.98m
Low Tide	5:35AM0.31m				5:18PM0.26m				6:17AM0.31m				6:02PM0.39m				6:59AM0.31m				6:51PM0.51m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	9	3	1	3	2	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	20	23	23	24	24	23	24	23	24	25	25	25	23	20	18	18	18	18	15	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	405	979	1615	1747	2000	2423	1989	1788	1515	1136	961	785	705	679	637	580	565	437	401	317	307	307
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17
kJ	348	532	512	492	557	421	145	145	293	293	289	241	234	361	253	176	173	171	162	222	210	205
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 15	SE 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	WSW 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	S 9	SSW 18	W 7	S 14	SSW 17	SE 13
kJ	498	394	425	312	282	91	355	297	126	95	101	88	67	11	11	11	14	106	1	4	227	103
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	SE 4	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	143	—	—	—	331	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	161	29	89	146	190	330	613	887	940
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	4	4	4	4	3	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	71	71	0	42	528	1276	1273	1273	1297	1278	1284	1297
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Ouano Rights	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	Ouano Lefts	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	Fausse Passe	Dumbea Left	Ouano Lefts	Green Island Left (Île Verte)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia	Dumbea Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4

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