General
The reef complex are approximately 100 km south east from Kenn Reefs, 150 km south east from the Saumarez Reefs and 120 km north nor west of Cato Island
Wreck Reefs atoll consists of a narrow chain of reefs and cays which is approximately 25 km by 5 km west to east with an area of 75 km² and is open from the north. The sea always breaks over the cays.
Cays found on the reefs include Bird Islet, West Islet and Porpoise Cay.
Bird Islet 22°10′S 155°28′E / 22.167°S 155.467°E / -22.167; 155.467 (Bird Islet - Wreck reefs), is a mound measuring some 500m by 250m and 6m high with a bare centre surrounded by a ring of herbage. It is the only one known to have any significant vegetation in the chain, and it has a reef 4.5 km.
Porpoise Cay, is 275m long, 90m across and 3m high. It has a few low plants and lies 11 km west of Bird Islet in the centre of a shallow lagoon surrounded by a reef. The reef partially uncovers at low tide.
West Islet 22°12′S 155°10′E / 22.200°S 155.167°E / -22.200; 155.167 (West Islet - Wreck Reefs), 1.8m high and bare, lies near the middle of the SE of three detached reefs at the west end of Wreck Reefs. A below-water reef surrounds West Islet.
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