Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2635 | 2828 | 2649 | 2307 | 2064 | 1733 | 1348 | 1065 | 846 | 718 | 649 | 408 | 355 | 328 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 273 | 251 | 206 | 184 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.66m | 2:10AM1.56m | 2:22PM1.78m | 2:44AM1.66m | 2:55PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.29m | 8:06PM0.18m | 8:08AM0.18m | 8:38PM0.06m | 8:42AM0.09m | 9:11PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2635 | 2828 | 2649 | 2307 | 2064 | 1733 | 1348 | 1065 | 846 | 718 | 649 | 408 | 355 | 328 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 273 | 251 | 206 | 184 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 82 | 103 | 77 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 59 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 56 | 389 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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