Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 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 (1.3m), 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 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)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 Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
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)
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3
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1288
994
859
673
466
396
837
692
473
399
391
334
411
547
471
281
358
188
358
281
543
413
329
398
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
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
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18PM0.87m
1:17PM1.01m
00:17AM0.81m
2:41PM1.00m
2:04AM0.77m
3:55PM1.04m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.34m
7:35PM0.66m
7:08AM0.40m
9:17PM0.64m
8:31AM0.43m
10:32PM0.56m
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Temp °C
20
20
21
22
21
22
22
21
20
20
21
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23
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
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Feels °C
16
16
19
19
15
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19
18
18
18
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
21
19
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