Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
15.1°C
3.0° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (10 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
2
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1336
1422
1470
1834
1982
1952
1703
1569
1475
1331
1136
944
841
748
800
786
786
786
699
999
1351
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
W
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:22PM1.86m
3:40AM1.70m
3:51PM1.83m
4:09AM1.68m
4:19PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.07m
9:38PM0.02m
9:41AM0.08m
10:05PM0.04m
10:08AM0.11m
10:31PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:48
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Temp °C
19
19
19
17
17
17
16
19
21
20
18
17
18
19
20
19
21
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
18
17
18
17
18
17
15
18
20
20
19
18
19
21
20
18
19
18
18
17
16
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