The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (06 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 6							Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	256	772	961	913	836	715	865	880	1075	1100	1150	1150	1048	1125	1163	1446	1619	1697	1569	1724	1848	2294	2044	2166
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	ENE	ESE	E	N	NNW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	SSW	SSE	N	NNE	N	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide						7:44PM1.50m				8:00AM1.28m					8:37PM1.45m				9:05AM1.20m				9:46PM1.41m
Low Tide				1:18PM0.33m					2:04AM0.45m				2:06PM0.41m				3:06AM0.49m				3:08PM0.49m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	15	15	17	19	16	16	17	16	15	14	18	18	16	15	14	14	14	15	18	19	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	12	13	16	17	14	15	15	13	12	11	17	17	16	15	13	13	12	12	15	15	14	15	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	256	772	961	913	836	715	865	880	1075	1100	1150	1150	1048	1125	1163	1446	1619	1697	1569	1724	1848	1848	2044	2166
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	252	251	207	183	180	143	141	121	92	90	68	68	57	56	38	38	38	37	182	211	18	552	452	447
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	E 6	E 11	—	—	—	E 10	S 22	E 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	154	5	1	1	1	1	—	3	2	—	—	—	8	9	8	38	75	38	31	18	8	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 5	SW 7	SW 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	110	216	2294	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	1	0	56	38	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	9	9	9

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