The Wreck Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for The Wreck

Issued: 1 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
18.2° C

Normal for this time of year

The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Wreck today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
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
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1210
1092
929
761
748
683
672
672
800
928
1076
1234
1234
1130
1111
1034
1017
1092
1092
1111
1324
1180
1076
1152
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
20
W
15
SW
0
E
5
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:07AM1.18m
10:46PM1.41m
11:26AM1.23m
11:52PM1.49m
12:33PM1.31m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.54m
4:08PM0.51m
5:18AM0.47m
5:20PM0.47m
6:23AM0.36m
6:27PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
18
19
17
16
17
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
18
18
16
15
16
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
1210
1092
929
761
748
683
672
672
800
928
1076
1234
1234
1130
1111
1034
1017
1092
1092
1111
1324
1180
1076
1152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
167
164
164
127
127
127
96
96
94
68
66
65
43
42
41
41
41
41
43
42
40
38
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
6
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