Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 88 | 120 | 154 | 98 | 98 | 143 | 143 | 181 | 204 | 212 | 245 | 145 | 156 | 132 | 77 | 99 | 116 | 104 | 102 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.91m | 3:53AM1.73m | 4:06PM1.88m | 4:30AM1.70m | 4:45PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.04m | 9:46PM-0.05m | 9:53AM0.04m | 10:22PM-0.02m | 10:31AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 73 | 88 | 120 | 154 | 98 | 98 | 90 | 51 | 103 | 90 | 64 | 58 | 105 | 88 | 132 | 77 | 62 | 60 | 80 | 97 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 7 | SW 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 74 | 98 | 54 | 31 | 143 | 143 | 32 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 56 | 89 | 34 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 104 | 102 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 53 | 66 | 46 | 99 | 116 | 34 | 33 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ENE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 93 | 7 | 39 | 181 | 204 | 212 | 245 | 145 | 156 | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 740 | 56 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 56 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 30 |
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