Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.2° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
!
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.3
SE
7
0.7
SE
13
1.3
SE
7
0.7
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1438
1497
1036
1271
811
689
504
460
340
334
256
155
158
171
168
168
208
208
246
437
290
277
228
362
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
NE
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSE
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:51AM0.95m
8:06PM1.24m
7:32AM1.00m
8:38PM1.29m
8:11AM1.04m
9:09PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.54m
1:13PM0.16m
2:14AM0.49m
1:51PM0.12m
2:47AM0.44m
2:26PM0.09m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
16
17
17
15
16
15
18
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
19
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
22
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