The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
SSW
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2282
2282
2129
2044
1794
1505
1569
1513
1342
1167
674
619
540
444
444
415
353
339
322
273
306
277
240
235
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM1.33m
1:38AM1.56m
2:17PM1.47m
2:34AM1.66m
3:08PM1.61m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.36m
7:18PM0.41m
8:06AM0.25m
8:21PM0.29m
8:57AM0.13m
9:15PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
17
17
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
13
15
14
13
12
12
16
15
15
12
12
12
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