The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 7							Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 15	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1167	1169	1150	1150	1048	1125	1269	1423	1594	1697	1671	1521	1954	2344	1857	2267	2624	3614	3434	3102	2904	3078	2341	4074
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	NW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:00AM1.28m					8:37PM1.45m				9:05AM1.20m				9:46PM1.41m				10:33AM1.17m					11:10PM1.40m
Low Tide					2:06PM0.41m				3:06AM0.49m				3:08PM0.49m				4:23AM0.50m				4:29PM0.53m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	18	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	17	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	11
Feels °C	13	12	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	10	11	12	12	12	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 15	SSW 13
kJ	1167	1169	1150	1150	1048	1125	1269	1423	1594	1697	1671	1521	1954	1777	1857	2267	2624	3614	3434	3102	2904	3078	2341	4074
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 11	E 10	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SW 13	SE 15
kJ	92	90	68	68	57	38	38	38	38	37	182	211	8	545	452	447	4	8	11	10	10	9	1730	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	—	—	E 10	E 10	S 21	E 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SE 9	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	E 10	SE 17	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—
kJ	2	—	—	8	8	9	2	38	75	38	22	17	2	8	168	8	2	12	—	—	—	—	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	WSW 4	—	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	34	—	2344	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	6
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6

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