Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1110 | 1110 | 996 | 841 | 828 | 828 | 757 | 757 | 690 | 609 | 591 | 504 | 577 | 611 | 310 | 385 | 791 | 1233 | 1215 | 1157 | 1075 | 1027 | 993 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.67m | 4:33AM1.64m | 4:56PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.64m | 5:25PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.11m | 10:32PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.08m | 11:02PM0.19m | 11:10AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1110 | 1110 | 996 | 841 | 828 | 828 | 757 | 757 | 690 | 609 | 591 | 504 | 380 | 324 | 258 | 227 | 791 | 809 | 761 | 828 | 761 | 724 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 210 | 264 | 270 | — | — | — | — | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 281 | 244 | 200 | 158 | 153 | 125 | 155 | 336 | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 46 | 41 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 103 | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 348 | 390 | 399 | 318 | 613 | 389 | 298 | 91 | 459 | 459 | 577 | 334 | 577 | 611 | 310 | 385 | — | 1233 | 1215 | 1157 | 1075 | 1027 | 993 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 372 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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