The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

13.7°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 (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (17 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1247	1619	1677	1486	1415	1200	1094	928	928	928	928	897	851	606	739	865	865	765	718	634	555	603	486	389
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide			6:26AM1.28m				6:38PM1.28m				6:57AM1.14m				7:13PM1.13m				8:00AM0.99m					9:20PM1.00m
Low Tide	00:22AM0.44m				12:24PM0.51m				00:53AM0.58m				12:57PM0.67m				1:44AM0.72m					2:09PM0.81m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	3	2	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	14	13	13	14	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	10	10	11	12	16	15	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8
kJ	1247	1619	1677	1486	1415	1200	1094	928	928	928	928	897	851	606	739	865	865	765	430	383	341	309	316	277
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	—	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	—	—	—	SW 14	—	—	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	47	—	100	81	57	57	56	38	38	51	—	—	—	280	—	—	31	12	718	634	555	603	486	389
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 15	SSW 15
kJ	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	125	124	—	220	372
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	293	305	427	351	269	284	255	244	229	302	309	329	420	527	577	595	562	483	653	555	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	38	56	56	56	421	56	56	56	56	56	56	452	452	456	56	56	30	1	1	0	56	9	1	0
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	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	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	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves 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	Cape St Martin West Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	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	Captains Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	9	8	5	4

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