Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1545
1331
1136
944
846
813
800
786
786
786
826
544
1010
1298
1223
1060
991
954
893
880
789
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
W
5
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNE
0
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51PM1.83m
4:09AM1.68m
4:19PM1.77m
4:37AM1.62m
4:46PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.08m
10:05PM0.04m
10:08AM0.11m
10:31PM0.09m
10:36AM0.18m
10:57PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:36
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6:37
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Temp °C
20
20
18
16
17
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
19
20
19
16
17
17
19
17
19
18
19
16
18
15
15
16
15
15
16
14
16
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