The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2800
2458
2331
2257
2379
2419
2436
2927
2880
3275
3187
3143
2886
2648
2103
1810
1783
3082
3964
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:00PM1.34m
9:55AM1.11m
10:48PM1.28m
12:00PM1.15m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.51m
3:41AM0.57m
3:58PM0.62m
5:38AM0.56m
6:02PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
17
16
16
16
15
13
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
10
11
12
12
12
12
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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