The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.9° C

Normal 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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
3
2
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
1.7
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1052
1092
1073
1452
1845
1757
6211
6394
6388
6236
5649
4896
3612
2976
2598
1884
1561
1228
1092
987
2731
2750
3288
3549
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.31m
11:59AM1.13m
00:17AM1.31m
1:01PM1.19m
1:11AM1.35m
1:49PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.61m
5:52AM0.57m
5:49PM0.62m
6:52AM0.52m
6:54PM0.59m
7:41AM0.46m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
5:24
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
19
16
17
17
17
16
16
19
18
Feels °C
18
16
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
17
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1052
1092
1073
1452
1845
1746
6211
6394
6388
6236
5649
4896
3612
2976
2598
1884
1561
1228
1092
987
2731
2750
3288
3549
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
22
0.8
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1.2
SSW
16
0.8
E
7
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
223
8
46
475
864
1757
79
94
121
102
97
770
70
264
275
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
8
7
64
340
89
72
52
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.5
W
3
0.8
W
4
Energy kJ
35
42
47
50
5
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
56
41
56
41
1
1
1
0
37
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
8
4
5
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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