The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

18.1°C

The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SE 9	SW 10	SW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	105	73	64	121	116	104	102	460	798	1240	1871	1661	1784	1443	1580	1343	1144	1053	961	656	634	624	511	624
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	SSW	S	SE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	W	W	SW	S	SE	ESE	E	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:30AM1.70m				4:45PM1.80m					5:10AM1.63m				5:26PM1.67m				5:55AM1.51m				6:13PM1.49m
Low Tide				10:31AM0.09m					11:01PM0.07m				11:13AM0.19m				11:43PM0.19m				12:00PM0.33m


	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	18	20	20	18	16	16	17	16	19	21	22	21	18	18	17	17	19	21	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	16	15	18	18	20	18	16	16	17	16	19	20	22	21	19	19	18	18	20	22	21	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	105	73	58	45	93	104	93	112	798	1240	1871	1661	1784	1443	1580	1343	1144	1053	961	656	634	624	511	624
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SW 10	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	58	62	50	73	116	104	102	460	200	170	168	220	240	302	339	319	312	188	191	216	164	145	115	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	E 7	E 7	E 6	SW 11	SE 8	SE 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	ESE 9	—	SSE 6	E 8	E 7	E 8	SW 15
kJ	55	66	64	121	34	32	13	134	63	91	115	—	—	—	—	3	—	100	—	4	78	49	86	104
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	ESE 7	E 7	E 4	E 7	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	3	1	1	—	—	—	15	14	16	34	—	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	37	0	56	1	9	9	1	2	56	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	38	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Victoria Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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