The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

18.9°C

The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	625	561	561	570	570	635	561	514	855	999	1121	1462	1271	1219	1198	2201	2142	1835	1791	1757	1936	2716	3697	3587	3247	2591
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	00:59AM1.33m				1:15PM1.58m				1:41AM1.44m				1:52PM1.66m					2:16AM1.52m				2:25PM1.71m				2:49AM1.57m
Low Tide			6:59AM0.38m				7:41PM0.27m				7:40AM0.30m					8:14PM0.19m				8:15AM0.25m				8:45PM0.13m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	23	22	20	19	19	18	18	19	20	20	19	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	21	20	20	21	19	18	19	17	16	17	17	18	17	16	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	625	561	561	570	570	635	561	514	855	999	1121	1070	176	378	23	23	13	1835	7	1757	1936	2716	3697	3587	3247	2591
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	SW 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 11	—	—	E 8	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 9
kJ	94	74	48	51	40	47	80	85	60	44	45	32	34	35	12	—	—	6	—	7	6	6	6	—	—	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	E 8	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SSW 15	W 12	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	25	26	15	14	21	42	63	70	93	85	128	71	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	—	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 5	—	W 9	WSW 9	—	WSW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	—	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4
kJ	170	—	4	19	40	35	55	—	185	463	—	1462	1271	1219	1198	2201	2142	—	1791	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	56	41	30	30
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4

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