Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 397 | 388 | 431 | 380 | 354 | 273 | 239 | 167 | 133 | 233 | 666 | 821 | 860 | 698 | 508 | 388 | 655 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.54m | 6:43AM1.34m | 7:08PM1.34m | 7:53AM1.19m | 8:39PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.47m | 1:33AM0.53m | 2:08PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 29 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 397 | 397 | 388 | 431 | 380 | 354 | 273 | 239 | 167 | 133 | 233 | 666 | 821 | 860 | 698 | 508 | 388 | 655 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 151 | 146 | 116 | 114 | 142 | 108 | 104 | 54 | 37 | 60 | 102 | 98 | 70 | 67 | 39 | 148 | 207 | 31 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 8 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 71 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 50 | 15 | 101 | 99 | 60 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 38 |
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