The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.3° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.5
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
945
749
569
459
309
354
354
416
479
449
393
343
291
748
944
1140
1956
2132
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
25
SW
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
Wind State
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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