The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.2° 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 (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1150	1150	1048	1125	1269	1446	1594	1697	1671	1724	2065	1878	2179	2405	2711	3815	3582	3102	2904	3309	3859	4074	4074	2890
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	NW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	SW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:37PM1.45m				9:05AM1.20m				9:46PM1.41m				10:33AM1.17m					11:10PM1.40m
Low Tide			2:06PM0.41m				3:06AM0.49m				3:08PM0.49m				4:23AM0.50m				4:29PM0.53m					5:49AM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	16	16	17	15	14	14	13	12	14	14	14	14	12	12	10	11	12	12	12	13	12	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1150	1150	1048	1125	1269	1446	1594	1697	1671	1724	2065	1878	2179	2405	2711	3815	3582	3102	2904	3309	3859	4074	4074	2890
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 11	E 10	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SSW 16
kJ	68	68	57	39	38	38	38	37	182	211	8	545	452	447	4	8	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	1331
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 10	E 10	S 21	E 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SE 9	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	SE 17	—	—	—	ESE 15	—	—	—	SE 14
kJ	—	8	8	9	2	38	75	38	22	17	2	8	8	8	2	12	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	201	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	6	5	6	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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