The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.3°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	98	143	143	103	148	128	99	127	79	71	77	121	116	104	102	460	687	1240	1384	1784	1784	1558	1580	1343
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSE	SE	NE	N	W	WNW	W	SSW	S	SSE	NE	E	E	ENE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	NE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		3:53AM1.73m				4:06PM1.88m				4:30AM1.70m				4:45PM1.80m					5:10AM1.63m				5:26PM1.67m
Low Tide				9:53AM0.04m				10:22PM-0.02m				10:31AM0.09m					11:01PM0.07m				11:13AM0.19m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	18	20	19	19	17	17	16	15	18	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	19	22	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	16	14	18	19	19	19	18	18	15	14	18	18	19	17	16	16	16	16	19	21	20	20	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	51	56	60	83	121	114	99	99	77	71	75	62	88	100	97	109	687	1240	1384	1784	1784	1558	1580	1343
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	S 7	S 7	WSW 11	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	E 7	SE 8	SE 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	98	143	143	57	54	88	46	65	79	43	77	51	48	104	102	460	220	253	258	204	200	200	231	193
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	E 6	WSW 11	WSW 11	S 7	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	ESE 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	E 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	52	49	17	103	90	23	58	56	55	28	64	121	116	36	34	140	91	110	165	10	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 3	W 3	—	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	—	W 3	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	6	—	148	128	—	127	—	2	5	3	2	—	—	—	32	23	10	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	1	0	0	56	56	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	1	9	0	0	0	56	56	56	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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