The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
14.6°C
2.9° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
1147
1521
1884
2450
2927
2322
2356
2643
2570
1088
1756
1584
1986
1417
2940
2866
1523
1354
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
35
ESE
40
E
30
E
20
ENE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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