Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1933 | 3294 | 4385 | 4485 | 3996 | 3560 | 2923 | 2610 | 3452 | 3628 | 3210 | 2206 | 2187 | 1710 | 1664 | 1647 | 866 | 849 | 2432 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.35m | 1:23PM1.31m | 1:42AM1.49m | 2:17PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.59m | 7:08AM0.44m | 7:28PM0.45m | 8:06AM0.28m | 8:26PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1933 | 3294 | 4385 | 4485 | 3996 | 3560 | 2923 | 2610 | 2650 | 3191 | 3210 | 2206 | 2187 | 1710 | 1664 | 1647 | 847 | 783 | 2432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 46 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 165 | 58 | 62 | 45 | 42 | 866 | 738 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 8 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 65 | — | — | 42 | 258 | 849 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3452 | 3628 | — | — | — | 43 | 16 | 30 | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 1013 | 1067 | 814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 41 |
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