The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (02 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (02 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 2								Monday 3								Tuesday 4
	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)	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	576	576	506	445	506	431	1108	1054	874	843	731	731	655	622	622	541	537	520	503	440	411	396	344	303
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	WSW	SSE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	N	WSW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:32AM1.61m				5:55PM1.72m				6:04AM1.54m				6:27PM1.67m				6:39AM1.45m				7:05PM1.58m
Low Tide	11:33PM0.19m				11:38AM0.11m				00:05AM0.22m				12:08PM0.17m				00:41AM0.28m				12:43PM0.26m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	22	22	20	19	19	19	18	18	23	23	21	20	21	22	22	23	29	31	24	17	18
Feels °C	15	14	14	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	20	20	18	18	18	18	18	18	24	27	21	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	576	576	506	445	506	394	1108	1054	874	843	731	731	655	622	622	541	531	443	418	356	402	349	294	294
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	282	277	282	386	386	431	363	496	278	314	609	600	591	603	528	537	537	520	503	440	411	396	344	303
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	SSW 15	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	—	—	S 13	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	SW 18	SSW 16	WSW 3
kJ	17	17	17	7	15	367	93	6	264	264	268	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	6	12	26	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	—	—	—	N 3	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	W 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	2	—	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	0	30	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	38	38	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	9

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