Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.8° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
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2
3
4
4
4
0
1
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
3
S
13
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1041
2599
2284
2315
1540
1345
815
1245
990
936
732
1148
926
712
727
612
649
537
313
323
349
443
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:38AM1.09m
11:28PM1.14m
12:27PM1.03m
11:59PM1.04m
1:29PM0.97m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.23m
5:28PM0.43m
6:01AM0.26m
6:10PM0.54m
6:43AM0.30m
7:04PM0.64m
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
22
20
19
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
14
12
13
13
11
12
13
14
16
17
19
16
17
17
17
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