Surf Forecasts:
The Wreck surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 12 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, ESE swell with 4,554 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 10 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Wreck this week:
The surf forecast for The Wreck over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Wreck in the next 16 days are 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 16) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 12th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 25th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Wreck over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 147 | 255 | 200 | 611 | 1921 | 1160 | 851 | 600 | 406 | 400 | 1510 | 1627 | 2197 | 1932 | 1551 | 1192 | 822 | 551 | 349 | 1203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.67m | 4:19AM1.57m | 4:26PM1.61m | 4:49AM1.52m | 4:56PM1.53m | 5:21AM1.45m | 5:27PM1.43m | 5:56AM1.36m | 6:00PM1.33m | 6:37AM1.28m | 6:40PM1.23m | 7:32AM1.21m | 7:38PM1.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.22m | 10:09PM0.15m | 10:18AM0.26m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:48AM0.32m | 11:08PM0.27m | 11:20AM0.41m | 11:40PM0.36m | 11:55AM0.50m | 00:17AM0.44m | 12:39PM0.61m | 1:03AM0.53m | 1:42PM0.69m | 2:07AM0.60m | |||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 189 | 122 | 255 | 200 | 377 | 1921 | 1160 | 851 | 600 | 406 | 400 | 1510 | 1627 | 2197 | 1932 | 1551 | 1192 | 822 | 551 | 131 | 1203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 6 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 105 | 147 | 92 | 68 | 293 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 72 | 66 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 455 | — | 118 | 100 | 118 | 73 | 349 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | E 9 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 78 | 30 | 76 | 71 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 94 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | 313 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 2488 | 1 | 56 | 555 | 38 | 526 | 559 | 38 |
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