Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 549 | 416 | 626 | 641 | 605 | 603 | 523 | 1005 | 587 | 431 | 421 | 532 | 604 | 707 | 686 | 891 | 1374 | 1859 | 1215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.90m | 4:45AM1.71m | 5:00PM1.83m | 5:19AM1.62m | 5:35PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM-0.01m | 10:45AM0.05m | 11:14PM0.07m | 11:20AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 380 | 416 | 626 | 641 | 605 | 603 | 523 | 142 | 290 | 232 | 223 | 320 | 231 | 235 | 222 | 336 | 327 | 304 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 549 | 380 | 347 | 336 | 282 | 278 | 205 | 96 | 290 | 335 | 325 | 73 | 104 | 171 | 407 | — | — | 304 | 304 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 90 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 55 | 54 | 179 | 179 | 79 | — | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 1005 | 587 | 431 | 421 | 532 | 604 | 707 | 686 | 891 | 1374 | 1859 | 1215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 372 | 56 | 1 |
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