The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2310
2239
1978
1914
1771
1576
1276
1149
980
923
633
756
1100
1150
1427
1600
2110
3335
5655
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
SW
20
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:50AM1.30m
2:25PM1.29m
2:30AM1.40m
2:59PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:42PM0.61m
8:16AM0.46m
8:26PM0.51m
8:50AM0.35m
9:01PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
4
6
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
20
22
20
18
17
15
13
15
16
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
18
20
18
16
14
12
10
13
13
14
13
13
11
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