Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 336 | 313 | 251 | 209 | 215 | 212 | 489 | 301 | 708 | 1070 | 796 | 708 | 1347 | 1213 | 1121 | 1058 | 913 | 836 | 752 | 765 | 710 | 622 | 611 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.72m | 4:26PM1.85m | 4:37AM1.72m | 4:54PM1.85m | 5:07AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.01m | 10:36PM0.06m | 10:40AM0.01m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:09AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 26 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 364 | 336 | 313 | 251 | 209 | 167 | 212 | 489 | 301 | 276 | 796 | 796 | 708 | 1347 | 1213 | 1121 | 1058 | 913 | 836 | 752 | 765 | 710 | 622 | 611 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SW 10 | E 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 229 | 187 | 151 | 154 | 209 | 215 | 128 | 127 | 160 | 95 | 313 | 394 | 456 | 41 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 57 | 55 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 155 | 288 | 268 | 202 | 154 | 123 | 123 | 93 | 95 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 314 | — | 12 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 108 | 708 | 1070 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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