Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1806
1677
1545
1331
1136
944
846
813
800
786
786
786
826
770
1010
1201
1201
996
893
730
716
626
626
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
0
SSE
10
NNE
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51PM1.83m
4:09AM1.68m
4:19PM1.77m
4:37AM1.62m
4:46PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.08m
10:05PM0.04m
10:08AM0.11m
10:31PM0.09m
10:36AM0.18m
10:57PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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5:50
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6:37
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Temp °C
17
19
21
20
18
16
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
18
20
20
19
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
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