Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
3
3
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
766
1042
1919
3874
3959
3990
3750
3425
3004
2730
2243
1950
1597
1426
1164
1074
1137
1447
1613
1857
2757
2794
2618
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM0.98m
12:42PM1.00m
11:46PM0.90m
2:02PM0.95m
00:41AM0.82m
3:47PM0.96m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.29m
6:31PM0.64m
6:41AM0.36m
7:57PM0.70m
7:57AM0.41m
10:04PM0.69m
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5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
17
17
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
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