Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.9°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
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1
1
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2
3
1
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1
1
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2171
1521
1261
1108
960
1480
1166
986
771
755
990
338
837
692
473
454
399
138
421
547
482
470
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:10PM1.06m
11:18PM0.87m
1:17PM1.01m
00:17AM0.81m
2:41PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.27m
6:15PM0.62m
6:01AM0.34m
7:35PM0.66m
7:08AM0.40m
9:17PM0.64m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
17
19
18
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
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