The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

15.0°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (05 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
	Monday 5							Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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)	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	3	4	4	5	4	4	2	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 7	WSW 9	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	947	905	796	723	619	546	656	862	898	769	638	1806	2871	2935	2381	6365	6129	5658	4856	4214	3990	3436	3612
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	ESE	ESE	NE	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				12:07PM1.27m				00:35AM1.28m				1:04PM1.46m				1:26AM1.42m				1:46PM1.62m
Low Tide		5:38AM0.58m				6:31PM0.54m				6:48AM0.44m				7:26PM0.37m				7:33AM0.30m					8:05PM0.22m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	22	26	28	24	23	26	18	17	16	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	13	15	16	16	14	14
Feels °C	18	22	26	28	23	22	23	16	15	12	6	6	8	9	10	11	10	12	12	11	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 11	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	510	547	417	371	619	432	337	862	898	769	302	1017	1586	1728	2232	6365	6129	5658	4856	4214	3990	3436	3612
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 18	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—
kJ	947	905	796	723	31	546	656	326	283	289	416	267	235	200	2381	120	92	94	122	92	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	31	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	154	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	N 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 7	WSW 9	WSW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 5	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	427	—	4	18	22	48	638	1806	2871	2935	—	—	—	—	—	—	120	101	479
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	6	4	4	5	7	4	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	0	0	38	1	2	1	0	313	440	583	466	0	0	0	1	0	56	420	420	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms					Brak River	Lookout Beach	Robberg	Robberg	Robberg	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4					5	6	7	7	6	5			5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	Sollys Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sollys Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	6	7	9	9	7	7	5	6	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	8	6	6

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