The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SSE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
22
1.4
SSW
20
2
SSW
20
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2078
1833
1968
789
666
587
813
605
481
327
263
415
467
432
388
380
331
823
1537
2893
4041
5242
4324
3336
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
40
ESE
40
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:52AM1.19m
8:36PM1.24m
9:52AM1.08m
10:58PM1.18m
12:15PM1.18m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.50m
1:57PM0.58m
3:21AM0.63m
4:08PM0.69m
5:48AM0.60m
6:29PM0.59m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
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