Surf Forecasts:
Shipwrecks surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 366 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shipwrecks this week:
The surf forecast for Shipwrecks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Shipwrecks in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shipwrecks over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, giving it to you straight.
Looking at the whole forecast for Shipwrecks, this is a long, frustrating stretch of tiny surf. The first few days, from Saturday the 1st all the way through Tuesday the 4th, are a write-off. We're talking knee-high stuff—0.3m to 0.6m—with onshore or cross-off breezes that just ruin any chance of a clean face. The energy is weak, barely moving the needle.
We finally get a real pulse of life on Friday the 7th of August. The swell jumps to 0.8m from the SSW with a very long 18-second period. That’s the kind of groundswell energy that actually has some punch, and the combined energy reading of 453 (moderate energy) backs it up. With a light southeasterly breeze in the morning, that point is going to look clean and lined up. Just know that with a period that long, the lulls between sets will be long too. This is the one day to mark on your calendar.
From Saturday the 8th onward, it's back to the grind. We see swells between 0.5m and 0.8m, but the wind is almost always cross or onshore at 10 to 20 mph, keeping things choppy and uninviting. There are a couple of clean windows with cross-offshore wind, like the afternoons of the 10th and 15th, but the swell is just too weak to make them worthwhile.
Water temp is a touch warmer than normal for August, but that’s about the only consolation. For a solid two weeks, that Friday the 7th is your only real shot. Don't hold your breath on the rest.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 103 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 33 | 24 | 61 | 54 | 53 | 66 | 87 | 128 | 131 | 348 | 336 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:50PM1.53m | 10:45AM1.45m | 10:26PM1.40m | 11:11AM1.48m | 11:08PM1.23m | 11:43AM1.49m | 00:07AM1.04m | 12:26PM1.48m | 2:23AM0.88m | 1:32PM1.47m | 3:12PM1.48m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.64m | 4:20AM0.33m | 4:36PM0.63m | 4:42AM0.45m | 5:25PM0.63m | 5:03AM0.58m | 6:29PM0.64m | 5:21AM0.72m | 8:12PM0.62m | 5:19AM0.85m | 10:31PM0.51m | 11:52PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 123 | 103 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 42 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 61 | 37 | 36 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 348 | 336 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 66 | 87 | 128 | 113 | 42 | 40 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SW 19 | WSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 37 | 84 | 44 | 131 | 63 | 36 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 8 | NNE 3 | W 8 | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 456 | 0 | 10 | 302 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 456 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 456 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
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