Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s 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 (30 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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1
0
0
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2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
2
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
586
1450
1247
1124
1034
925
787
914
1006
962
789
703
328
425
495
655
528
459
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01PM1.37m
9:09AM1.18m
9:29PM1.36m
9:47AM1.20m
9:58PM1.32m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.23m
3:11PM0.16m
3:47AM0.18m
3:46PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
18
17
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
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