Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
14.9°C
3.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
3
WSW
7
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
478
709
1019
947
905
796
649
629
546
656
862
898
769
1452
1117
1691
2140
2325
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
0
NW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:09PM1.15m
12:07PM1.27m
00:35AM1.28m
1:04PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.68m
5:38AM0.58m
6:31PM0.54m
6:48AM0.44m
7:26PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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1
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1
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Temp °C
21
19
19
19
19
22
26
28
24
23
19
17
16
16
15
13
16
13
13
Feels °C
19
18
19
18
18
22
26
28
23
25
17
16
14
13
10
7
10
9
10
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