The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
9
2.2
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.2
SE
12
1.5
SW
10
1.3
ESE
11
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
965
1089
678
792
639
400
433
433
426
1088
1468
2121
2503
2655
2345
2174
1791
1474
1404
1298
1381
1359
722
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:57PM1.44m
8:12AM1.19m
8:45PM1.31m
9:14AM1.08m
9:54PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.39m
2:17AM0.52m
2:10PM0.53m
3:12AM0.62m
3:07PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
16
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
17
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
15
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
10
14
14
13
11
12
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