Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1794 | 1728 | 1538 | 1390 | 1323 | 791 | 674 | 631 | 540 | 452 | 423 | 408 | 353 | 339 | 285 | 266 | 306 | 277 | 277 | 284 | 293 | 170 | 281 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.56m | 2:17PM1.47m | 2:34AM1.66m | 3:08PM1.61m | 3:24AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.41m | 8:06AM0.25m | 8:21PM0.29m | 8:57AM0.13m | 9:15PM0.19m | 9:42AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1794 | 1728 | 1538 | 1390 | 1323 | 791 | 674 | 631 | 540 | 452 | 423 | 231 | 244 | 244 | 246 | 266 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 284 | 293 | 133 | 281 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | W 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 128 | 144 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 408 | 353 | 339 | 285 | 237 | 306 | 255 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 170 | 83 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 61 | 43 | 98 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 120 | 171 | 162 | 207 | 164 | 210 | 270 | 210 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 56 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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