Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 700 | 583 | 667 | 657 | 607 | 456 | 1074 | 1343 | 1480 | 1785 | 1788 | 1599 | 1479 | 1401 | 1308 | 1161 | 1236 | 1319 | 1568 | 1619 | 1771 | 2235 | 2617 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.74m | 6:08AM1.51m | 6:28PM1.61m | 6:39AM1.38m | 6:58PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.10m | 00:10AM0.22m | 12:10PM0.22m | 00:40AM0.34m | 12:38PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 22 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 700 | 583 | 667 | 657 | 607 | 456 | 1074 | 1343 | 1480 | 1785 | 1788 | 1599 | 1479 | 1401 | 1308 | 1161 | 1236 | 1319 | 1568 | 1619 | 1771 | 2235 | 2617 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | SW 4 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 141 | 108 | 37 | 16 | 276 | 64 | 86 | 96 | 106 | 141 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SW 13 | S 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 78 | 2 | 54 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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