Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
22.8° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
3
!
!
2
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
778
742
589
524
393
284
255
365
544
533
695
742
419
475
429
878
514
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:59PM1.04m
1:29PM0.97m
00:36AM0.94m
2:53PM0.94m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.54m
6:43AM0.30m
7:04PM0.64m
7:36AM0.35m
8:28PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
11
13
14
14
15
17
15
18
17
17
17
16
15
16
14
15
16
17
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