The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
386
312
812
751
734
698
706
497
1216
1493
1862
1979
2091
2531
1673
1756
2708
2506
2317
1942
1568
1430
1457
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
10
NNW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:45PM1.70m
5:01AM1.71m
5:32PM1.69m
5:47AM1.61m
6:20PM1.65m
6:34AM1.49m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.04m
10:54PM0.15m
11:18AM0.07m
11:43PM0.20m
12:02PM0.14m
00:34AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
15
16
14
15
14
14
13
14
15
17
15
15
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
548
386
286
812
751
734
698
706
497
1216
1493
1862
1979
2091
2531
1673
1756
2708
2506
2317
1942
1568
1430
1457
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1
SSW
14
0.6
SE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
7
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
35
152
312
60
50
42
38
37
357
32
4
4
7
8
17
1042
1081
8
8
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
3
37
51
21
21
21
11
11
29
10
4
184
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
2
47
46
43
33
23
30
10
6
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
56
38
9
1
0
0
1
0
56
56
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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