The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 6PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3288
3647
3779
3331
2958
2411
2053
1712
1598
1559
1570
1474
1474
1544
1417
1299
1468
1724
2032
3314
11500
11729
11579
9832
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:49PM1.26m
1:57AM1.40m
2:30PM1.34m
2:37AM1.45m
3:07PM1.41m
3:13AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.53m
8:21AM0.39m
8:29PM0.47m
8:57AM0.33m
9:06PM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
21
22
19
20
21
23
25
23
23
21
17
16
16
16
17
18
22
23
21
20
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
22
22
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
16
20
21
20
17
8
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
1.7
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
3288
3647
3779
3331
2958
2411
2053
1712
1598
1559
1570
1474
1474
1544
1417
1299
1468
1724
2032
1837
2404
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
18
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
55
66
79
65
57
54
58
54
40
28
30
29
17
17
17
97
149
218
864
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
21
38
42
27
11
11
11
45
45
16
15
15
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
W
4
3.5
SW
12
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
14
Energy kJ
42
9
3314
11500
11729
11579
9832
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
8
7
Distance (km)
0
30
38
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
313
1
528
137
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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