The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
ESE
10
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
344
303
294
294
268
584
1163
2002
1968
2148
2119
3438
4117
4166
3621
3065
2702
2412
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
N
0
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
7:05PM1.58m
7:22AM1.34m
7:52PM1.47m
8:19AM1.21m
9:00PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.37m
1:25PM0.38m
2:18AM0.47m
2:22PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
22
22
20
22
21
16
15
15
14
15
14
16
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
18
17
19
18
18
17
20
19
16
15
15
13
14
12
13
12
13
13
13
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