The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thursday 9
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	880	1075	1169	1150	1150	1048	1125	1269	1446	1594	1697	1671	1834	1357	1848	2237	2566	2135	3762	3500	3347	2964	3259	3902
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WNW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			8:00AM1.28m					8:37PM1.45m				9:05AM1.20m				9:46PM1.41m				10:33AM1.17m
Low Tide		2:04AM0.45m				2:06PM0.41m				3:06AM0.49m				3:08PM0.49m				4:23AM0.50m				4:29PM0.53m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	18	18	16	14	14	14	15	14	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	12
Feels °C	13	12	12	17	17	16	14	14	13	14	11	15	14	15	15	13	12	10	10	11	12	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	880	1075	1169	1150	1150	1048	1125	1269	1446	1594	1697	1671	1834	1357	1848	2237	2566	2135	3762	3500	3347	2964	3259	3902
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 13	E 10	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15
kJ	121	92	90	68	68	57	38	38	38	38	37	182	211	8	552	452	381	280	8	11	10	10	10	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 11	—	—	—	E 10	S 21	E 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 11	SE 17	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	2	—	—	—	8	9	2	38	75	38	31	17	2	8	8	8	4	12	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 3	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 6	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	177	229	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6

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