Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wreck today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 683 | 617 | 475 | 403 | 355 | 421 | 2586 | 3777 | 3468 | 2927 | 2670 | 2392 | 933 | 991 | 1438 | 2245 | 1475 | 1407 | 1319 | 1200 | 1094 | 928 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.59m | 5:59AM1.42m | 6:11PM1.44m | 6:26AM1.28m | 6:38PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.23m | 11:55PM0.30m | 11:57AM0.37m | 00:22AM0.44m | 12:24PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 669 | 683 | 617 | 475 | 403 | 355 | 370 | 184 | 143 | 141 | 2927 | 2670 | 2392 | 562 | 991 | 1438 | 2245 | 1475 | 1407 | 1319 | 1200 | 1094 | 928 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 8 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 259 | 293 | 255 | 220 | 235 | 284 | 235 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 136 | 106 | 106 | 933 | 196 | 75 | — | — | 75 | 56 | 55 | 75 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 17 | 64 | 56 | 232 | 421 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 104 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2586 | 3777 | 3468 | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 75 | 278 | 315 | 253 | 253 | 271 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 457 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 327 | 56 |
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