The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
ESE
9
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
E
9
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5723
5026
3812
3480
2598
2230
2033
1676
1469
1144
919
586
659
629
397
300
355
268
224
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:43AM1.30m
1:23PM1.38m
1:41AM1.46m
2:08PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.59m
7:09AM0.44m
7:36PM0.41m
7:56AM0.27m
8:22PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
16
21
23
23
22
23
23
22
23
27
27
23
21
22
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
13
15
20
22
22
22
23
22
21
23
27
26
23
21
22
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