The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
12.8° C
4.7° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
478
540
540
471
458
509
585
647
583
667
646
607
456
1074
1343
1604
1922
1990
1811
1599
1479
1308
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
S
5
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM1.84m
5:37AM1.62m
5:58PM1.74m
6:08AM1.51m
6:28PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.01m
11:39PM0.12m
11:41AM0.10m
00:10AM0.22m
12:10PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
16
17
16
15
22
26
24
19
20
18
16
14
15
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
15
15
14
15
19
22
21
17
18
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
18
17
16
15
15
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