The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.6° 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 (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 3PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	4	5	5	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3881	7954	7146	5257	4485	3710	3326	2795	2220	2094	2032	2345	2310	2239	2101	1914	1682	1476	1276	980	980	923	1136
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNE	SE	ESE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SE	SE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	ENE	SE	ESE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				12:40PM1.08m				00:56AM1.21m				1:43PM1.18m				1:50AM1.30m					2:25PM1.29m
Low Tide		6:21AM0.66m				6:34PM0.70m				7:32AM0.57m				7:42PM0.61m					8:16AM0.46m				8:26PM0.51m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	20	22	20	18	18
Feels °C	11	11	15	13	12	14	13	11	11	11	15	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	18	20	18	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	2017	7954	7146	5257	4485	3710	3326	2795	2220	2094	2032	2345	2310	2239	2101	1914	1682	1476	1276	980	980	923	1136
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 9
kJ	3881	65	49	48	48	59	96	67	54	33	115	98	102	102	116	90	90	206	362	434	339	334	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	ESE 11	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 10
kJ	66	88	50	49	—	47	—	41	38	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	67	67	39	38	36	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10	7	8	5	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	38	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	9	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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