Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3773 | 3781 | 3833 | 3314 | 2929 | 2576 | 2331 | 2373 | 2257 | 2407 | 2399 | 3056 | 2880 | 3093 | 3187 | 3143 | 2886 | 2648 | 2103 | 1810 | 1783 | 2952 | 4323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.21m | 9:00PM1.34m | 9:55AM1.11m | 10:48PM1.28m | 12:00PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.51m | 3:41AM0.57m | 3:58PM0.62m | 5:38AM0.56m | 6:02PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3773 | 3781 | 3833 | 3314 | 2929 | 2576 | 2331 | 2373 | 2257 | 2407 | 2399 | 3056 | 2880 | 3093 | 3187 | 3143 | 2886 | 2648 | 2103 | 1810 | 1783 | 2952 | 4323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 88 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | — | 83 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 61 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | E 6 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | 91 | — | — | 12 | 41 | 74 | 109 | 178 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
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