The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

18.8°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	635	561	561	1302	773	2014	1249	1530	1470	1219	1291	1251	1805	2132	1903	2262	3241	4131	3902	3436	3028
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on
High Tide				1:41AM1.44m				1:52PM1.66m					2:16AM1.52m				2:25PM1.71m				2:49AM1.57m
Low Tide		7:41PM0.27m				7:40AM0.30m					8:14PM0.19m				8:15AM0.25m				8:45PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	1	2	2	1
Temp °C	20	19	19	18	17	19	20	20	18	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	15
Feels °C	18	18	18	17	16	18	17	16	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 10	WSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	635	561	561	923	450	1108	81	181	325	467	12	1251	1805	1678	1903	2262	3241	4131	3902	3436	3028
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 11	WSW 12	SSW 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	—	—
kJ	49	63	63	45	447	85	128	21	22	23	—	12	6	9	8	7	6	6	6	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	42	76	69	31	31	21	—	35	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 12	WSW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	—	—	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	28	45	80	1302	773	2014	1249	1530	1470	1219	1291	—	—	2132	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4
Distance (km)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	41	41	41
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4

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