Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
!
!
4
!
!
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
198
149
138
134
263
253
316
538
528
601
658
573
1354
1247
1045
1065
972
951
914
865
815
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:55AM1.09m
8:33PM1.35m
8:32AM1.15m
9:01PM1.37m
9:09AM1.18m
9:29PM1.36m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.12m
2:47AM0.29m
2:36PM0.13m
3:16AM0.23m
3:11PM0.16m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
22
20
19
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
14
15
14
15
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