Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Issued: 4 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is

23.2° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 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)	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	!	!	!	!	!	2	1	1	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 13	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	629	678	565	437	395	488	480	772	831	811	742	626	500	469	428	517	446	446	341	179	819	868	798	355
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	00:22AM1.19m				1:12PM0.98m				00:59AM1.09m					2:22PM0.95m			1:42AM1.00m					3:44PM0.95m
Low Tide			6:59AM0.31m				6:51PM0.51m				7:46AM0.32m				7:51PM0.61m					8:40AM0.33m				9:11PM0.68m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	20	20	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	21	20	20	20	21	19	17	17	17	15	14	16	15	14	16	17	17	17	18	19	18	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	629	678	565	437	234	335	480	303	242	235	499	505	390	437	269	330	307	254	219	179	415	445	437	355
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 17	S 16	S 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 13
kJ	257	253	173	171	395	312	307	205	188	287	155	150	152	111	155	263	256	172	109	109	109	106	62	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SE 13	S 9	S 10	SE 13	S 17	S 17	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 10
kJ	20	63	26	67	168	217	210	104	101	93	90	52	52	51	38	115	77	79	167	76	71	70	104	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 7	S 4	S 4	S 4	SE 13	SE 5	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	—
kJ	—	36	9	9	9	488	87	772	831	811	742	626	500	469	428	517	446	446	341	—	819	868	798	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	British Beach Efate	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Corvette New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	4	2
Distance (km)	528	6	6	97	1278	1276	1273	45	1273	1273	1276	1278	1278	1278	6	6	0	0	0	0	42	819	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia		Ouano Lefts	Ouano Lefts	Fausse Passe				La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)							Ouano Lefts	Ouano Lefts	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	St Vincent Left	Ouano Lefts	Green Island Left (Île Verte)		Ouano Rights	St Vincent Left
Rating (10 max)		4	3	3				4							3	4	4	3	3	2	2		4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia		Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia				La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia							Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia		Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	St Vincent Left New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)		4	3	3				4							3	4	4	3	3	2	2		4	2
Header Global	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Georgica Pond United States	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9	5	5	4	4	5

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