The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • 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), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
683
661
869
1052
1127
1073
1478
1845
1757
6211
6124
6388
6236
5649
4896
3612
2976
2458
1884
1561
1228
1006
987
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42AM1.11m
11:13PM1.31m
11:59AM1.13m
00:17AM1.31m
1:01PM1.19m
1:11AM1.35m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.61m
5:52AM0.57m
5:49PM0.62m
6:52AM0.52m
6:54PM0.59m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
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
Temp °C
16
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
17
19
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
16
14
17
17
17
16
15
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
16
18
16
16
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
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
Energy kJ
706
683
661
869
1052
1127
1073
1478
1845
1715
6211
6124
6388
6236
5649
4896
3612
2976
2458
1884
1561
1228
1006
987
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
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
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
344
344
455
377
223
8
46
475
864
1757
86
85
90
99
105
770
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
11
11
7
8
8
7
63
336
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
35
53
74
85
188
155
153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
56
41
41
41
1
1
1
1
172
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
7
6
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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