The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
1.9
E
9
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
12
0.9
SW
14
1
S
11
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1252
1082
638
594
814
698
584
492
411
403
338
282
282
364
330
313
251
209
215
215
489
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
NNW
10
SW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
off
High Tide
3:33PM1.71m
3:40AM1.68m
3:59PM1.80m
4:08AM1.72m
4:26PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.12m
9:39PM0.16m
9:47AM0.05m
10:07PM0.09m
10:13AM0.01m
10:36PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
24
27
23
22
22
20
19
17
21
20
16
16
16
19
20
17
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
22
26
22
21
21
18
17
15
20
18
16
14
15
18
20
16
17
16
15
15
15
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