Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1500 | 2240 | 2506 | 2413 | 2497 | 2146 | 1810 | 1649 | 1405 | 1530 | 2074 | 1271 | 1201 | 1108 | 1038 | 951 | 973 | 784 | 800 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.90m | 4:36AM1.72m | 4:51PM1.84m | 5:05AM1.64m | 5:18PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.01m | 10:38AM0.03m | 11:03PM0.08m | 11:05AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1500 | 2240 | 2506 | 2413 | 2497 | 2146 | 1810 | 1232 | 1387 | 1099 | 1374 | 1271 | 1201 | 1108 | 1038 | 951 | 973 | 784 | 800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 173 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1649 | — | 2 | 961 | 792 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 502 | 423 | 361 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 435 | 595 | 1310 | 1364 | 1413 | 1365 | 1288 | — | 1405 | 1530 | 2074 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 16 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 9 | 419 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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