The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

16.9°C

The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	13ft (4.0m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1524	2160	3196	4396	4001	3102	2558	2430	2229	2331	2183	1738	1644	1818	1796	2191	2362	2676	2502	2241	1806	1542	1208
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	SE	ESE	E	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				12:46PM1.34m				1:02AM1.30m				1:19PM1.50m				1:37AM1.44m				1:50PM1.66m
Low Tide		6:23AM0.55m				7:01PM0.50m				7:01AM0.42m				7:34PM0.33m				7:35AM0.29m					8:06PM0.18m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	21	18	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	17	16	15	16
Feels °C	14	17	17	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	15	15	13	13	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	1524	2160	3196	64	46	32	32	17	2229	1882	18	19	20	20	20	2191	2362	2676	2502	2241	1806	1542	1208
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	57	81	73	64	—	—	2	1	17	17	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	9	19	19	19	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	—	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	4396	4001	3102	2558	2430	—	2331	2183	1738	1644	1818	1796	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	17
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	445	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	210	41
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4		4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4		4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	6	4	4	9	9	8	5	5	3	4	3	5	5	4	4	5	5	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5	9	7	6	5

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