Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 268 | 584 | 1163 | 2002 | 1968 | 2148 | 2391 | 3438 | 3781 | 3996 | 3567 | 3065 | 2702 | 2536 | 2495 | 2379 | 2344 | 2377 | 2570 | 2880 | 3275 | 3187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.34m | 7:52PM1.47m | 8:19AM1.21m | 9:00PM1.34m | 9:55AM1.11m | 10:48PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.38m | 2:18AM0.47m | 2:22PM0.51m | 3:41AM0.57m | 3:58PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 250 | 240 | 584 | 1163 | 2002 | 1968 | 2148 | 2391 | 3438 | 3781 | 3996 | 3567 | 3065 | 2702 | 2536 | 2495 | 2379 | 2344 | 2377 | 2570 | 2880 | 3275 | 3187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 224 | 187 | 240 | 240 | 205 | 196 | 157 | 148 | 148 | 115 | 88 | 88 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 43 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 268 | 173 | 145 | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 44 | — | — | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 109 | 85 | 120 | 103 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
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