Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 418 | 757 | 1300 | 1933 | 1838 | 1762 | 1367 | 1242 | 1050 | 966 | 811 | 712 | 570 | 561 | 494 | 478 | 285 | 372 | 1179 | 1426 | 2396 | 2379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.86m | 3:34AM1.74m | 3:51PM1.91m | 4:06AM1.75m | 4:22PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.03m | 9:34PM0.02m | 9:40AM-0.02m | 10:05PM-0.01m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:35PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 374 | 418 | 558 | 1300 | 1933 | 1838 | 1762 | 1367 | 1242 | 1050 | 966 | 811 | 712 | 570 | 561 | 494 | 478 | 285 | 309 | 1179 | 1426 | 2396 | 2379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 71 | 274 | 757 | 386 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 35 | 37 | 68 | 127 | 181 | — | — | — | 85 | 121 | 372 | 7 | — | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 76 | 56 | 55 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 171 | 104 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 306 | 295 | 216 | 176 | 237 | 268 | 467 | 728 | 879 | 810 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 559 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 1221 | 456 | 56 | 419 |
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