Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Issued: 4 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is

22.7°C

Shipwrecks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (19 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	4	3	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 19	SSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	3425	3004	2730	2347	1914	1597	1400	1144	1074	1123	1447	1613	2034	2757	2794	2618	2258	2048	2048	2048	1966	1750	2317	5834
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:46PM0.90m					2:02PM0.95m			00:41AM0.82m					3:47PM0.96m				2:38AM0.78m					5:02PM1.02m
Low Tide			6:41AM0.36m				7:57PM0.70m				7:57AM0.41m					10:04PM0.69m				9:28AM0.41m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	14	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 19
kJ	3425	3004	2730	2347	1914	1597	1400	1144	581	532	1447	1613	2034	2757	2794	2618	2258	2048	2048	2048	1966	1750	1622	5834
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	SE 12
kJ	283	344	306	397	209	283	459	662	1074	1123	410	586	339	44	39	38	52	53	54	33	33	660	2317	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	—
kJ	27	27	25	6	210	289	121	183	415	339	312	45	61	59	—	72	—	—	—	—	—	35	36	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	99	—	—	—	—	11	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Double Island Point - East Side QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Taupo Bay Northland	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - East Side QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Skateparks New-Caledonia	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1353	1310	1310	1258	1310	1649	1328	1353	1310	0	6	1310	1375	1916	6	6	6	6	6	97	1328	1278	1278	44
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia										Lighthouse Right	Ouano Lefts				Ouano Lefts	Ouano Lefts	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	Ouano Lefts	Fausse Passe				Nera Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)										4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia										Lighthouse Right New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia				Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia				Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)										4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4				4
Header Global	Playa Aguilera Spain	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Cathedral Rock Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fairhaven Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Noises Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	4	9	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	8

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