The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
15.4°C
2.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1876
1622
2516
3256
3415
3054
1869
1607
1498
1272
1127
1252
1082
628
511
827
786
663
556
483
467
396
335
335
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:44AM1.51m
3:06PM1.59m
3:12AM1.61m
3:33PM1.71m
3:40AM1.68m
3:59PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.22m
9:12PM0.25m
9:21AM0.12m
9:39PM0.16m
9:47AM0.05m
10:07PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
18
19
18
16
15
15
16
18
25
24
22
22
20
18
16
20
23
24
22
19
19
Feels °C
11
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
17
24
22
21
21
19
17
13
17
22
23
22
19
19
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