The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.4° 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 (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	8ft (2.4m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1							Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	816	887	930	859	790	819	819	772	576	506	506	506	442	1108	1141	949	828	731	718	643	622	541	537
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	NNE	N	N	N	N	ESE	SE	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	SE	SE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide						5:25PM1.73m				5:32AM1.61m				5:55PM1.72m				6:04AM1.54m				6:27PM1.67m
Low Tide				11:10AM0.08m				11:33PM0.19m				11:38AM0.11m				00:05AM0.22m				12:08PM0.17m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	20	22	21	19	18	17	17	17	22	22	20	19	19	19	18	19	23	23	21	21	21
Feels °C	11	12	17	19	19	16	15	14	14	14	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	21	20	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	549	576	589	603	589	576	618	632	576	506	506	506	442	1108	1141	949	828	731	718	643	622	541	531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	232	220	153	150	153	387	308	282	277	282	386	386	431	363	496	278	314	609	600	591	603	528	537
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	SSW 15	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	—	—	S 13	S 12	—
kJ	41	91	86	76	103	—	18	17	17	17	7	15	303	93	6	264	264	268	—	—	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	816	887	930	859	790	819	819	772	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	30	9	1	1	1	1	1	0	30	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	30	1	0	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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