The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
SSW
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1794
1728
1538
1390
1323
791
674
631
540
452
423
408
353
339
285
266
306
277
277
284
293
170
281
452
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
0
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:38AM1.56m
2:17PM1.47m
2:34AM1.66m
3:08PM1.61m
3:24AM1.73m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.41m
8:06AM0.25m
8:21PM0.29m
8:57AM0.13m
9:15PM0.19m
9:42AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
12
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
18
17
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