The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.8° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1502	1367	1261	1200	1218	1235	1235	1127	1110	1011	996	932	828	828	757	769	690	669	655	653	502	611	678
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide					4:00PM1.60m				4:04AM1.62m				4:28PM1.67m				4:33AM1.64m				4:56PM1.71m
Low Tide			9:48AM0.17m				10:03PM0.26m				10:16AM0.11m				10:32PM0.21m				10:42AM0.08m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	17	17	15	14	13	12	12	15	18	18	15	14
Feels °C	11	10	12	12	11	12	11	12	11	11	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	12	13	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1502	1367	1261	1200	1218	1235	1235	1127	1110	1011	996	932	828	828	757	769	690	669	591	504	380	324	281
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	—	—	—	SSW 14	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 18
kJ	103	—	—	—	722	—	—	—	234	264	276	—	—	—	—	256	—	—	—	—	—	12	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 9	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	E 9	E 5	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	80	175	289	426	438	365	269	222	390	—	—	276	540	344	641	83	516	589	655	653	502	611	678
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	30	30	56	56	56	56	30	1	1	1	30	202	56	56	56	9	1	9	30	56	56	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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