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Shipwrecks surfForecast / New-Caledonia / New Caledonia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 +11
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Shipwrecks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
27.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today?

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010109999910101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)614607441335272220216255231217176139165158160185188217222335335377377340
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
0
SSW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.97
5:13AM
1.09
4:21PM
0.94
6:21AM
1.20
5:39PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
0.65
9:55PM
0.24
11:13AM
0.64
11:08PM
0.19
12:32PM
0.58
12:12AM
0.11
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise5:35-------5:35-------5:35-------
Sunset---6:44-------6:43-------6:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------121----------
Temp. °C252626262626252525262726262626252627272727262626
Feels °C (?)262423232425262727282726292829272929272829292929
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