Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.4°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
S
19
1.7
S
14
2.3
S
17
2.4
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
63
103
155
206
344
381
613
531
590
1118
960
800
563
657
622
1175
3235
3237
3046
3177
2696
2356
2543
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
E
5
E
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
0
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:30AM1.31m
9:24PM1.25m
10:12AM1.29m
9:58PM1.18m
10:59AM1.25m
10:36PM1.09m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.07m
3:31PM0.29m
3:45AM0.06m
4:13PM0.36m
4:23AM0.08m
5:00PM0.45m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
19
21
20
20
21
20
20
19
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
19
17
17
18
15
15
18
19
20
19
21
20
20
22
24
21
21
20
22
22
21
23
23
22
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