Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Issued: 4 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is

22.6°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 (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 8AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (21 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	3	3	3	4	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2258	1939	2048	1877	1966	1750	2007	5834	5813	5372	4441	3808	3133	2479	1902	1464	1285	1019	867	905	623	443	556	604
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:38AM0.78m					5:02PM1.02m			4:27AM0.82m					5:49PM1.10m				5:31AM0.89m				6:24PM1.18m
Low Tide				9:28AM0.41m					11:25PM0.62m			10:43AM0.36m					00:08AM0.53m				11:37AM0.31m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	19	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	15	15	14	15	16	17	17	18	16	15	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16
kJ	2258	1939	2048	1877	1966	1750	1657	5834	5813	5372	4441	3808	3133	2479	1902	1464	1285	1019	867	905	623	431	323	604
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 5	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 12
kJ	52	53	54	33	33	653	2007	36	35	21	20	20	21	5	5	19	19	12	22	133	283	443	556	254
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 12	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 19	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	—	75	—	—	—	35	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	43	72	19	19	5	5	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	86	65	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	59	94	66	35	24	37	33	33	88	138	108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Corvette New-Caledonia	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Wilkes Pass Mamanucas	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Wilkes Pass Mamanucas	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Restaurants Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Restaurants Mamanucas	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	1	1	4	6	6	6	5	5	1	5	5	3	4	4	3	4	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	1310	6	6	97	1328	1328	1276	42	6	6	6	1276	1412	1278	1276	44	42	6	0	0	1411	1411	1278	42
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia		Ouano Lefts	Ouano Lefts	Fausse Passe				Green Island Left (Île Verte)	St Vincent Left	St Vincent Left	Ouano Lefts					La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)	Green Island Left (Île Verte)	Ouano Lefts	St Vincent Left	Ouano Lefts				Green Island Left (Île Verte)
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4				6	6	6	5					3	4	4	4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia		Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia				Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia					La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia				Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4				6	6	6	5					3	4	4	4	4				4
Header Global	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Ethel Wreck Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Quarantine Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	7	9

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