Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.5°C
0.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
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
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.3
SSW
15
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
349
403
274
445
441
305
378
313
284
276
229
164
196
178
344
321
321
276
140
45
131
104
107
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
SSE
30
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
SSE
35
SE
20
ESE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:04AM0.77m
3:55PM1.04m
3:53AM0.81m
4:47PM1.10m
5:02AM0.90m
5:27PM1.16m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.43m
10:32PM0.56m
9:49AM0.43m
11:18PM0.47m
10:51AM0.40m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
22
22
24
23
21
21
20
21
23
23
25
24
22
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
16
16
19
17
19
20
19
20
18
23
21
20
21
19
21
20
19
23
23
22
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