Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.2° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 12AM is: 1.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)21s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
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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)
1.4
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.7
SE
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1615
1747
2600
2177
1989
1788
1515
1136
961
785
705
679
629
580
565
437
996
317
592
677
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
E
5
E
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:47PM1.28m
12:12PM1.02m
00:22AM1.19m
1:12PM0.98m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.26m
6:17AM0.31m
6:02PM0.39m
6:59AM0.31m
6:51PM0.51m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
22
23
23
24
23
24
23
25
25
24
25
23
22
19
19
19
17
15
16
16
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