Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
14.8°C
3.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.5
SE
6
2.5
ESE
6
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1228
1337
1229
1077
958
630
421
679
549
442
564
552
605
603
523
1005
613
483
346
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
25
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:55PM1.92m
4:12AM1.75m
4:26PM1.90m
4:45AM1.71m
5:00PM1.83m
Low Tide
10:08PM-0.03m
10:13AM0.00m
10:40PM-0.01m
10:45AM0.05m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
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17
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
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14
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12
12
12
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9
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12
10
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10
10
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