Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.2°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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
2
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.3
SSW
15
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
445
452
326
402
359
276
276
126
164
173
173
326
321
329
268
113
44
120
122
104
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
SSE
30
SE
15
SE
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
25
SSE
35
SE
20
SE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:55PM1.04m
3:53AM0.81m
4:47PM1.10m
5:02AM0.90m
5:27PM1.16m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.56m
9:49AM0.43m
11:18PM0.47m
10:51AM0.40m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
22
24
23
21
21
20
21
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23
25
23
22
Feels °C
16
16
19
19
19
19
19
20
18
23
21
20
21
19
21
19
18
22
21
22
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