The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
561
440
411
396
344
303
294
254
268
496
1046
1738
1968
1889
2119
3325
3949
3833
3314
2929
2445
2294
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
WSW
15
SW
5
W
0
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
NE
10
NW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:05PM1.58m
7:22AM1.34m
7:52PM1.47m
8:19AM1.21m
9:00PM1.34m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.26m
1:23AM0.37m
1:25PM0.38m
2:18AM0.47m
2:22PM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
22
18
18
18
18
20
20
22
21
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
19
16
14
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
14
15
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