Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4124
3341
2842
2558
2126
1806
1569
1266
990
929
819
805
792
1007
1160
1269
1945
1954
1891
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:40PM1.43m
6:02AM1.31m
6:10PM1.29m
6:39AM1.18m
6:47PM1.15m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.40m
12:01PM0.52m
00:25AM0.53m
12:39PM0.66m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
18
16
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Feels °C
17
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18
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