Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
14.7°C
3.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
1012
808
782
694
683
568
636
734
568
754
1597
1776
1862
1762
1712
1595
1464
1991
1837
2304
2171
2141
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
S
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:58PM1.78m
3:12AM1.70m
3:26PM1.87m
3:42AM1.74m
3:55PM1.92m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.12m
9:09PM0.08m
9:14AM0.04m
9:38PM-0.00m
9:43AM-0.00m
10:08PM-0.03m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:11
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6:09
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6:23
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6:24
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2
2
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2
4
5
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1
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
19
20
19
19
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
19
17
18
20
19
21
21
19
14
14
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
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