Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2307 | 2110 | 1463 | 1983 | 1923 | 2160 | 2148 | 2546 | 2308 | 3622 | 1834 | 1481 | 1135 | 850 | 762 | 744 | 690 | 549 | 637 | 942 | 922 | 1267 | 1283 | 1249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.49m | 2:17PM1.50m | 2:33AM1.62m | 3:02PM1.67m | 3:16AM1.71m | 3:41PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.28m | 8:26PM0.29m | 8:51AM0.13m | 9:12PM0.15m | 9:30AM0.03m | 9:53PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2307 | 2110 | 1463 | 1983 | 1923 | 2160 | 2148 | 2546 | 2308 | 3622 | 1834 | 1481 | 1135 | 850 | 710 | 509 | 386 | 329 | 291 | 942 | 922 | 1267 | 1199 | 1249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | SE 8 | — | S 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 313 | 164 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 285 | 443 | — | 31 | 24 | — | 532 | — | 13 | 57 | 109 | 296 | 412 | 637 | 251 | 176 | 204 | 140 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 25 | SSW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 48 | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 55 | 18 | 31 | — | 15 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 9 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 89 | 250 | — | — | 792 | 24 | — | 199 | 589 | 517 | 619 | 593 | 717 | 762 | 744 | 690 | 549 | 502 | 462 | 588 | 943 | 1283 | 1134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 115 | 417 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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