The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.2° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3
4
4
4
5
5
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2859
2921
2607
2777
3881
8302
7146
5519
4485
4061
3326
2795
2368
1962
2032
2135
2207
2140
1978
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
SW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:33PM1.16m
12:40PM1.08m
00:56AM1.21m
1:43PM1.18m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.73m
6:21AM0.66m
6:34PM0.70m
7:32AM0.57m
7:42PM0.61m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
11
11
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
14
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