The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.7
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.2
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.2
SE
12
1.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
611
479
478
384
351
291
748
297
408
1225
1888
1472
1224
1086
650
778
677
393
465
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
SSW
20
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:37PM1.69m
6:47AM1.44m
7:16PM1.57m
7:27AM1.31m
7:57PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.29m
12:52PM0.26m
1:32AM0.41m
1:29PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
16
16
14
15
15
14
17
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
14
13
13
14
14
16
15
12
11
10
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
12
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