The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
13.9°C
3.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
3
S
9
4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2283
2959
3471
3663
3436
3320
3112
2639
2467
2305
2180
1915
1671
1651
1060
878
607
1566
2613
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:57PM1.72m
6:13AM1.49m
6:34PM1.59m
6:54AM1.35m
7:21PM1.42m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.21m
12:15PM0.25m
00:51AM0.34m
12:56PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
2
5
15
7
13
2
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
10
13
14
13
14
14
16
17
15
15
15
13
12
10
9
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