Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
692
482
394
399
383
324
460
411
274
327
319
437
330
502
418
350
398
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM0.81m
2:41PM1.00m
2:04AM0.77m
3:55PM1.04m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.66m
7:08AM0.40m
9:17PM0.64m
8:31AM0.43m
10:32PM0.56m
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clear
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Temp °C
21
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Feels °C
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