Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 611 | 479 | 478 | 384 | 351 | 291 | 748 | 297 | 408 | 1225 | 1888 | 1472 | 1224 | 1086 | 650 | 778 | 677 | 393 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.69m | 6:47AM1.44m | 7:16PM1.57m | 7:27AM1.31m | 7:57PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.29m | 12:52PM0.26m | 1:32AM0.41m | 1:29PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 416 | 479 | 478 | 384 | 351 | 275 | 748 | 213 | 241 | 240 | 230 | 1472 | 325 | 1086 | 650 | 778 | 677 | 373 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 253 | 266 | 235 | 188 | 265 | 291 | 110 | 272 | 232 | 32 | 32 | 203 | 16 | 378 | 371 | 371 | 407 | 393 | 380 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 100 | 153 | 202 | 234 | 187 | 191 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 42 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 205 | 8 | 9 | 182 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 297 | 408 | 1225 | 1888 | — | 1224 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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