Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
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3
3
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.5
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1064
1480
1166
986
859
769
466
396
837
692
459
454
408
239
465
547
429
281
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18PM0.87m
1:17PM1.01m
00:17AM0.81m
2:41PM1.00m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.62m
6:01AM0.34m
7:35PM0.66m
7:08AM0.40m
9:17PM0.64m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
20
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Feels °C
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