Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 13 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 351 | 346 | 402 | 443 | 654 | 630 | 870 | 1312 | 1778 | 1151 | 1380 | 1187 | 826 | 669 | 614 | 499 | 710 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.83m | 5:19AM1.62m | 5:35PM1.71m | 5:57AM1.50m | 6:16PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.07m | 11:20AM0.15m | 11:50PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 290 | 237 | 190 | 320 | 231 | 231 | 459 | 336 | 327 | 304 | 389 | 938 | 882 | 826 | 669 | 614 | 499 | 489 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 290 | 330 | 325 | 96 | 51 | 171 | 170 | — | — | 304 | 299 | 303 | 202 | 242 | 166 | 196 | 151 | 146 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | SE 11 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 179 | 103 | — | 5 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 299 | 246 | 142 | 116 | 94 | 72 | 54 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 3 | — | — | E 10 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 511 | 351 | 346 | 402 | 443 | 654 | 630 | 870 | 1312 | 1778 | 1151 | 1380 | 1187 | — | 5 | — | — | 710 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 419 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 30 | 38 | 38 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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