Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 403 | 284 | 233 | 282 | 364 | 336 | 313 | 251 | 209 | 215 | 212 | 489 | 301 | 624 | 665 | 694 | 1380 | 1347 | 1141 | 1083 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.80m | 4:08AM1.72m | 4:26PM1.85m | 4:37AM1.72m | 4:54PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.05m | 10:07PM0.09m | 10:13AM0.01m | 10:36PM0.06m | 10:40AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
313 | 403 | 231 | 199 | 282 | 364 | 336 | 313 | 251 | 209 | 167 | 212 | 489 | 216 | 276 | 665 | 694 | 1380 | 1347 | 1141 | 1083 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SW 14 | E 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
411 | 267 | 284 | 233 | 198 | 181 | 229 | 149 | 154 | 209 | 215 | 128 | 130 | 301 | 95 | 313 | 388 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
109 | 121 | 210 | 198 | 149 | 155 | 288 | 268 | 202 | 154 | 154 | 121 | 93 | 95 | 46 | 95 | 65 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | E 10 | SE 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 265 | 16 | — | 18 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 92 | 624 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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