Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 212 | 489 | 301 | 931 | 747 | 729 | 646 | 1255 | 1213 | 1121 | 990 | 913 | 836 | 808 | 752 | 698 | 622 | 675 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.85m | 4:37AM1.72m | 4:54PM1.85m | 5:07AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.06m | 10:40AM0.01m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:09AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 167 | 212 | 489 | 301 | 699 | 747 | 729 | 646 | 1255 | 1213 | 1121 | 990 | 913 | 836 | 808 | 752 | 698 | 622 | 675 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 215 | 128 | 95 | 157 | 276 | 313 | 406 | 398 | 41 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 125 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 24 | 96 | 172 | 931 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
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