Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.5° 

The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Wreck today (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s

Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1326
1594
1697
1723
2063
2692
2658
4493
4124
3390
2842
2420
2126
1806
1569
1266
1154
899
805
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:13PM1.56m
5:32AM1.43m
5:40PM1.43m
6:02AM1.31m
6:10PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.28m
11:31AM0.39m
11:52PM0.40m
12:01PM0.52m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
15
14
14
13
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18
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16
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16
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18
Feels °C
16
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18
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