The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
13.4°C
4.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
313
295
286
282
282
374
418
757
1300
1933
1838
1762
1280
1242
1223
1034
811
772
635
972
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:45PM1.74m
3:00AM1.69m
3:19PM1.86m
3:34AM1.74m
3:51PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.13m
9:00PM0.11m
9:08AM0.03m
9:34PM0.02m
9:40AM-0.02m
10:05PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
30
29
22
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
29
28
23
18
16
16
17
17
19
19
18
17
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
17
16
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