The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 6AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
426
740
1554
2121
2503
2496
2345
2045
1791
1474
1319
1298
1200
1255
760
646
669
551
1141
1715
2339
2447
2227
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:12AM1.19m
8:45PM1.31m
9:14AM1.08m
9:54PM1.20m
10:56AM1.03m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.52m
2:10PM0.53m
3:12AM0.62m
3:07PM0.65m
4:36AM0.68m
4:42PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
17
17
16
13
14
13
12
12
16
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
14
14
14
11
12
11
11
10
14
15
13
12
13
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