Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
E
8
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
766
725
593
377
277
542
396
344
352
637
804
886
1091
916
1141
898
947
757
746
649
563
602
537
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
S
10
E
10
WSW
20
W
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53AM1.19m
8:39PM1.17m
10:12AM1.13m
11:09PM1.15m
12:07PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.64m
3:25AM0.64m
4:46PM0.68m
5:38AM0.58m
6:31PM0.54m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
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6:00
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5:58
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6:30
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6:30
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6:30
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 mm
8
7
1
1
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1
2
1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
18
20
21
19
19
19
19
23
27
28
23
20
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
17
14
13
14
13
14
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
23
27
27
23
19
16
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