The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.0° C

1.2°C colder than average 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 (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
369
332
338
264
259
314
685
862
975
1169
1208
1172
1172
1172
1190
1069
1053
865
777
753
773
683
910
603
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
0
NE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02PM1.49m
8:18AM1.24m
9:00PM1.41m
9:24AM1.15m
10:04PM1.34m
10:42AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.48m
2:24PM0.44m
3:29AM0.55m
3:23PM0.54m
4:41AM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
20
20
24
25
23
21
21
20
19
20
23
25
24
21
21
21
18
17
19
18
Feels °C
21
19
19
18
18
18
23
25
23
20
20
19
18
18
22
24
23
19
19
20
16
16
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
369
332
338
264
259
205
685
862
975
1169
1208
1172
1172
1172
1190
1069
1053
865
777
753
773
683
910
603
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
SW
15
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
E
9
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
113
86
80
80
82
314
55
60
47
32
22
24
24
14
14
14
14
188
193
183
259
339
6
372
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
40
41
31
33
35
52
105
41
28
27
26
17
17
10
6
3
2
6
6
6
6
6
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
9
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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