Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2230 | 1834 | 1481 | 1135 | 850 | 881 | 509 | 672 | 615 | 637 | 942 | 935 | 1267 | 1283 | 1332 | 1450 | 1658 | 1672 | 1066 | 1847 | 1839 | 1818 | 1492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.67m | 3:16AM1.71m | 3:41PM1.80m | 3:55AM1.76m | 4:18PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.13m | 9:12PM0.15m | 9:30AM0.03m | 9:53PM0.06m | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:31PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2230 | 1834 | 1481 | 1135 | 850 | 698 | 314 | 386 | 329 | 291 | 942 | 922 | 1267 | 1199 | 1249 | 1450 | 1658 | 1672 | 1001 | 1847 | 1839 | 1818 | 603 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 22 | S 10 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | 35 | 13 | 57 | 509 | 296 | 412 | 637 | 251 | 176 | 204 | 146 | 96 | 39 | 263 | 8 | 1066 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1492 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 17 | 31 | — | 28 | 34 | — | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 542 | 530 | 596 | 611 | 780 | 881 | 364 | 672 | 615 | 549 | 636 | 935 | 1236 | 1283 | 1332 | 1043 | 851 | 738 | 738 | 616 | 547 | 522 | 986 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 419 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 9 | 9 |
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