The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
9
1.7
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.4
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2044
1997
2355
1572
1015
676
778
1017
1132
1214
1521
1739
1715
1650
1480
1137
948
933
836
769
769
636
636
558
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM1.56m
5:22AM1.54m
5:51PM1.57m
5:54AM1.50m
6:25PM1.56m
6:29AM1.44m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.33m
11:35AM0.19m
11:56PM0.34m
12:06PM0.22m
00:32AM0.37m
12:40PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
14
14
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
20
21
Feels °C
8
10
9
11
11
11
14
16
13
12
11
11
10
10
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
11
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.4
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
17
16
1914
1572
1015
640
549
1017
1132
1214
1521
1739
1715
1650
1480
1137
948
933
836
769
769
636
636
558
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
Energy kJ
9
25
185
471
676
778
430
151
250
234
207
154
172
172
216
194
159
98
84
98
141
172
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
20
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
236
169
62
273
114
209
189
127
106
79
104
127
125
191
174
174
171
198
221
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
2044
1997
2355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
114
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
30
38
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
6
4
4
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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