Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
!
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
13
1.5
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
542
703
482
363
338
981
734
514
389
341
286
341
348
189
348
275
188
172
372
355
291
276
118
75
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:36AM0.94m
2:53PM0.94m
1:32AM0.86m
4:32PM0.96m
3:11AM0.82m
5:42PM1.02m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.35m
8:28PM0.70m
8:48AM0.38m
10:28PM0.70m
10:11AM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
22
23
22
20
20
20
20
22
23
24
22
21
Feels °C
18
17
15
17
15
15
17
17
18
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
22
21
21
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