The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (14 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1530
1773
2420
2039
1269
1086
998
932
932
784
800
748
762
683
617
483
411
344
421
Wind (km/h)
25
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:51PM1.84m
5:05AM1.64m
5:18PM1.73m
5:32AM1.54m
5:45PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.08m
11:05AM0.12m
11:29PM0.18m
11:31AM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
2
2
2
4
Temp °C
19
18
19
19
22
20
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
20
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
21
21
19
18
19
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
17
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