The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.7
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1569
1591
1713
1656
1317
1100
945
749
569
459
309
367
305
557
848
577
393
304
335
319
427
996
1839
2783
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
S
0
S
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:31AM1.66m
5:58PM1.77m
6:09AM1.56m
6:37PM1.69m
6:47AM1.44m
7:16PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.12m
11:41AM0.05m
00:12AM0.19m
12:17PM0.14m
00:52AM0.29m
12:52PM0.26m
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7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:36
5:36
5:37
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Temp °C
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
17
15
15
15
15
14
17
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
13
16
16
13
14
14
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