Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5164 | 4577 | 3857 | 3267 | 2698 | 2166 | 1883 | 1655 | 1444 | 1229 | 614 | 571 | 623 | 469 | 623 | 513 | 908 | 754 | 671 | 542 | 1083 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:20PM1.14m | 9:21AM0.98m | 10:45PM1.05m | 12:36PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.67m | 2:58AM0.73m | 3:17PM0.80m | 6:02AM0.75m | 6:37PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 5164 | 4577 | 3857 | 3267 | 2698 | 2166 | 1883 | 1655 | 1444 | 1229 | 614 | 571 | 623 | 469 | 623 | 513 | 908 | 754 | 671 | 289 | 1083 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 444 | 317 | 354 | 347 | 317 | 357 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 542 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 50 | 45 | 65 | — | 394 | 655 | 171 | 237 | — | 555 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 372 | 372 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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