The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
22
1.5
SSW
20
2.2
SSW
20
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
666
587
569
475
459
363
263
476
467
432
388
380
331
1071
1856
3460
4739
5723
4736
3569
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:36PM1.24m
9:52AM1.08m
10:58PM1.18m
12:15PM1.18m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.58m
3:21AM0.63m
4:08PM0.69m
5:48AM0.60m
6:29PM0.59m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
11
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