Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
414
400
403
379
265
398
885
1130
1220
1053
1279
1086
1036
929
976
880
945
792
778
622
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
W
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:12PM1.31m
8:07AM1.27m
8:42PM1.17m
9:56AM1.25m
10:41PM1.14m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.49m
1:36AM0.48m
2:31PM0.61m
3:10AM0.57m
4:35PM0.62m
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:24
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Temp °C
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
23
22
22
21
19
18
17
17
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
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