The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
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)
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
445
455
431
1108
1054
874
843
731
731
655
622
622
611
537
520
503
440
411
350
308
303
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM1.72m
6:04AM1.54m
6:27PM1.67m
6:39AM1.45m
7:05PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.11m
00:05AM0.22m
12:08PM0.17m
00:41AM0.28m
12:43PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
20
19
19
19
18
18
23
23
22
21
22
22
22
23
28
31
28
19
18
Feels °C
21
20
18
17
16
16
15
15
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
24
27
25
16
16
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