The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
13.1° C
4.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
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)
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2166
1883
1655
1444
1229
614
571
623
531
623
785
593
741
671
533
1193
1302
1565
1684
1518
1562
1073
1619
1446
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
N
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
9:21AM0.98m
10:45PM1.05m
12:36PM1.02m
00:51AM1.13m
1:37PM1.16m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.73m
3:17PM0.80m
6:02AM0.75m
6:37PM0.77m
7:26AM0.62m
7:40PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
13
16
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
14
12
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
16
15
14
13
13
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