The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
14.1°C
3.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
418
757
1300
1933
1838
1762
1367
1242
1050
966
811
712
570
561
494
478
285
372
1179
1426
2396
2379
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:19PM1.86m
3:34AM1.74m
3:51PM1.91m
4:06AM1.75m
4:22PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.03m
9:34PM0.02m
9:40AM-0.02m
10:05PM-0.01m
10:09AM-0.02m
10:35PM0.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
20
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
15
14
13
14
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