The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
12
0.9
SW
14
1
S
11
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
698
584
426
411
403
338
233
282
364
336
313
251
209
215
212
489
301
465
531
632
1358
1276
1180
1076
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
0
SSW
10
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:40AM1.68m
3:59PM1.80m
4:08AM1.72m
4:26PM1.85m
4:37AM1.72m
4:54PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.05m
10:07PM0.09m
10:13AM0.01m
10:36PM0.06m
10:40AM0.01m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
21
20
16
16
17
21
22
16
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
17
16
14
19
19
17
15
17
21
21
14
15
14
15
16
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
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