The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

14.9°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8			Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3110	2643	2293	2197	2357	3005	3357	3461	3409	3031	2306	1883	1665	1451	1336	1422	1446	1834	1982
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	WSW	N	SSE	SSW	SSW	NNE	N	NE	NE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	2:21PM1.75m				2:39AM1.63m				2:52PM1.83m				3:11AM1.68m				3:22PM1.86m
Low Tide			8:39PM0.11m				8:42AM0.11m				9:09PM0.04m				9:12AM0.07m				9:38PM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	13	12	13	15	19	19	18	16	15	15	14	16	18	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	15	13	12	10	12	13	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	16	17	16	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	3110	2643	2293	2197	2357	3005	3357	3461	3409	3031	2306	1883	1665	1451	1336	1422	1446	1834	1982
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 12	E 9	E 4
kJ	54	55	158	127	127	125	92	90	88	64	64	64	63	61	61	60	313	42	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	E 9	WSW 12	E 9
kJ	98	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	60	57	60
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	138	28	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg 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	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	420	56	9	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Platboom Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7

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