Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 455 | 431 | 1108 | 1054 | 874 | 843 | 731 | 731 | 655 | 622 | 622 | 611 | 537 | 520 | 503 | 440 | 411 | 350 | 308 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.72m | 6:04AM1.54m | 6:27PM1.67m | 6:39AM1.45m | 7:05PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.22m | 12:08PM0.17m | 00:41AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 445 | 455 | 349 | 1108 | 1054 | 874 | 843 | 731 | 731 | 655 | 622 | 622 | 611 | 531 | 443 | 418 | 410 | 402 | 349 | 294 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 386 | 386 | 431 | 363 | 496 | 278 | 314 | 609 | 600 | 653 | 603 | 528 | 537 | 537 | 520 | 503 | 440 | 411 | 350 | 308 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 367 | 93 | 6 | 264 | 264 | 268 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 26 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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