The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
19
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1066
1847
2140
1949
1611
1314
1297
1281
1155
1055
891
757
757
685
573
548
595
540
471
525
517
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
15
W
10
NW
15
WSW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:18PM1.88m
4:31AM1.76m
4:53PM1.89m
5:05AM1.71m
5:26PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:05AM-0.03m
10:31PM0.03m
10:39AM-0.04m
11:06PM0.05m
11:10AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
22
26
26
23
24
24
23
22
26
28
27
15
14
13
13
13
17
17
16
16
20
Feels °C
18
23
23
19
20
20
18
17
22
25
26
13
13
11
12
12
16
15
14
16
18
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