Shipwreck Rapids wait times
Shipwreck Rapids at Seaworld San Diego averages 16 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Shipwreck Rapids queue times, day by day
Shipwreck Rapids over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Shipwreck Rapids has averaged about 16 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Shipwreck Rapids queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Shipwreck Rapids peaks at 1pm with 36 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 36 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Shipwreck Rapids
Best time to ride
Shipwreck Rapids averages 0 minutes at 8pm against 36 at the 1pm peak - 36 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 150 minutes.
Shipwreck Rapids by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon19m
- Tue3m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri10m
- Sat34m
- Sun23m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Shipwreck Rapids, at 3 minutes against 34 on Saturday.
Does Shipwreck Rapids break down?
Uptime and closures
91% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 91% of the minutes Seaworld San Diego was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 100%
- 82%
- 89%
- 100%
- 17%
- 100%
- 100%
- 90%
- 92%
- 92%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Shipwreck Rapids ran 91% of Seaworld San Diego's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Shipwreck Rapids queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 30 Aug150m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug130m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept130m
- 4Sunday 6 Sept120m
- 5Monday 7 Sept40m
- 6Friday 28 Aug35m
- 7Monday 31 Aug20m
- 8Friday 4 Sept20m
The worst queue recorded for Shipwreck Rapids was 150 minutes on Sunday 30 Aug.
Shipwreck Rapids through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Seaworld San Diego publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Shipwreck Rapids
Shipwreck Rapids is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Diego, 1st longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 16 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 9-minute park average.
Shipwreck Rapids has averaged about 16 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 90% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Shipwreck Rapids?
The live wait time for Shipwreck Rapids at Seaworld San Diego is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Shipwreck Rapids wait times.
Is Shipwreck Rapids open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Shipwreck Rapids is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Diego's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Shipwreck Rapids has been open around 90% of Seaworld San Diego's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Seaworld San Diego.
What's the best time of day to ride Shipwreck Rapids?
Based on historical wait time data, Shipwreck Rapids is typically quietest around 4pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Shipwreck Rapids?
Shipwreck Rapids is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Shipwreck Rapids usually?
Over recent weeks, Shipwreck Rapids has averaged about 16 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Shipwreck Rapids at Seaworld San Diego.
Is Shipwreck Rapids often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Shipwreck Rapids has been running about 90% of the time. We track Shipwreck Rapids's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Shipwreck Rapids at Seaworld San Diego?
Shipwreck Rapids is at Seaworld San Diego - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Seaworld San Diego page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Shipwreck Rapids?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Shipwreck Rapids's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Shipwreck Rapids is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.