The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
13.5°C
4.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
356
275
287
355
314
198
174
171
134
203
317
295
286
282
282
374
418
700
1179
1933
1712
1641
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
SW
5
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:08PM1.58m
2:23AM1.59m
2:45PM1.74m
3:00AM1.69m
3:19PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.27m
8:22PM0.24m
8:34AM0.13m
9:00PM0.11m
9:08AM0.03m
9:34PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
27
28
25
21
23
22
22
26
32
31
22
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
21
23
27
27
24
21
23
22
21
25
31
29
22
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
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