Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shipwrecks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 589 | 481 | 393 | 251 | 241 | 449 | 517 | 521 | 327 | 772 | 410 | 418 | 329 | 878 | 855 | 439 | 297 | 258 | 250 | 296 | 450 | 348 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.04m | 1:29PM0.97m | 00:36AM0.94m | 2:53PM0.94m | 1:32AM0.86m | 4:32PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.30m | 7:04PM0.64m | 7:36AM0.35m | 8:28PM0.70m | 8:48AM0.38m | 10:28PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 544 | 394 | 349 | 273 | 153 | 209 | 449 | 517 | 521 | 327 | 465 | 100 | 98 | 202 | 878 | 561 | 439 | 297 | 258 | 250 | 61 | 41 | 348 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 258 | 113 | 79 | 60 | 102 | 126 | 73 | 85 | 76 | 225 | 73 | 61 | 114 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 71 | 94 | 64 | 65 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 126 | 47 | 111 | 111 | 55 | 33 | 125 | 24 | 6 | 47 | 65 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 742 | 589 | 481 | 393 | 251 | 241 | 294 | — | — | — | 772 | 410 | 418 | 329 | 229 | 855 | — | — | — | — | 296 | 450 | 261 | 314 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1411 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 819 | 1258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1273 | 0 | 0 |
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