The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
5
WSW
11
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1788
2667
4932
5698
5690
3869
3171
2461
1657
2681
3891
3729
3798
3331
2930
2953
2560
2138
1824
1579
1435
1144
1177
964
Wind (km/h)
15
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
0
N
5
S
0
S
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:31PM1.42m
1:46AM1.68m
2:22PM1.53m
2:38AM1.75m
3:11PM1.61m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.25m
7:27PM0.32m
8:12AM0.15m
8:22PM0.23m
9:01AM0.08m
9:14PM0.16m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
16
15
14
14
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
15
16
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
13
10
7
9
10
10
9
10
9
10
12
13
9
10
11
10
10
10
14
14
13
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
11
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1351
23
13
13
6
7
8
8
1657
2681
3891
3729
3798
3331
2930
2953
2560
2138
1824
1579
1435
1144
1177
964
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.2
E
10
1.2
WSW
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
23
7
353
9
9
10
24
25
25
23
38
37
23
25
25
30
27
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
8
9
16
36
34
33
32
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
5
WSW
11
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1788
2667
4932
5698
5690
3869
3171
2461
51
50
59
47
41
5
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
143
461
454
454
38
38
1
0
0
0
56
56
30
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
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5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
1
6
4
5
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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