Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1100 | 945 | 749 | 569 | 459 | 309 | 354 | 354 | 416 | 479 | 449 | 393 | 343 | 291 | 748 | 944 | 1140 | 1956 | 2132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.77m | 6:09AM1.56m | 6:37PM1.69m | 6:47AM1.44m | 7:16PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.14m | 00:52AM0.29m | 12:52PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1100 | 945 | 749 | 569 | 459 | 309 | 354 | 268 | 416 | 479 | 449 | 393 | 343 | 275 | 748 | 147 | 154 | 150 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 96 | 160 | 199 | 123 | 240 | 354 | 257 | 257 | 240 | 188 | 265 | 291 | 123 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 50 | 50 | 99 | 153 | 205 | 265 | 187 | 141 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 944 | 1140 | 1956 | 2132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 115 | 38 | 1 |
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