Shipwrecks Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.91° S 165.75° E

Shipwrecks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
23.4° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
10
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
22
1
SSW
21
1.4
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
458
325
251
247
239
211
204
212
348
582
776
946
969
848
806
679
505
498
979
1615
1747
2248
2095
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM1.10m
10:34PM1.42m
10:29AM1.09m
11:11PM1.36m
11:19AM1.06m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.34m
3:53PM0.04m
4:55AM0.32m
4:36PM0.13m
5:35AM0.31m
5:18PM0.26m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
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5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
9
14
10
15
22
24
8
5
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
21
22
21
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
21
22
22
22
21
20
19
18
22
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