The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
12.9° C
4.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1544
1806
1985
2362
2757
2672
2457
2381
2183
2044
1897
1665
1860
1760
2272
4295
4936
4380
3799
3057
2596
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:58PM1.45m
7:10AM1.24m
7:31PM1.29m
7:49AM1.10m
8:20PM1.14m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.37m
1:11AM0.48m
1:09PM0.52m
1:49AM0.61m
1:48PM0.67m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
11
10
11
11
15
14
13
13
12
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