Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 467 | 432 | 388 | 380 | 380 | 1071 | 1856 | 3169 | 4295 | 5573 | 4894 | 3812 | 3142 | 2598 | 2230 | 2033 | 1875 | 1469 | 1144 | 919 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:58PM1.18m | 12:15PM1.18m | 00:43AM1.30m | 1:23PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.69m | 5:48AM0.60m | 6:29PM0.59m | 7:09AM0.44m | 7:36PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 476 | 467 | 432 | 388 | 380 | 380 | 281 | 1856 | 3169 | 4295 | 5573 | 4894 | 3812 | 3142 | 2598 | 2230 | 2033 | 1875 | 1469 | 482 | 617 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 42 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 311 | 1071 | 281 | 235 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 60 | 119 | 402 | 1144 | 919 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 9 | S 13 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 14 | 17 | 59 | 38 | 39 | 23 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 170 | 228 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 183 | 200 | 166 | 201 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 193 | 179 | 207 | 282 | 356 | 361 | 384 | 371 | 355 | 327 | 355 | — | 755 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 456 | 56 | 456 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 417 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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