Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 721 | 1147 | 1521 | 1884 | 2450 | 2927 | 2322 | 2356 | 2643 | 2570 | 1088 | 1756 | 1584 | 1986 | 1417 | 2940 | 2866 | 1523 | 1354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.31m | 2:15AM1.39m | 2:40PM1.46m | 2:44AM1.51m | 3:06PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.50m | 8:30AM0.34m | 8:44PM0.37m | 8:56AM0.22m | 9:12PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 721 | 1147 | 1521 | 1884 | 2450 | 2927 | 2322 | 2356 | 2643 | 2570 | 1088 | 1756 | 1584 | 1986 | 1417 | 2940 | 2866 | 1523 | 1354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 400 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 751 | 487 | 1088 | 600 | 682 | 454 | 803 | 891 | 734 | 273 | 269 | 151 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | — | — | — | 463 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 138 | 270 | 492 | 627 | 562 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 417 | 417 | 56 | 56 |
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