The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 21 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 6AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	433	426	740	1554	2121	2503	2496	2345	2045	1791	1474	1319	1298	1200	1255	760	646	669	551	1141	1715	2339	2447	2227
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	SW	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				8:12AM1.19m				8:45PM1.31m				9:14AM1.08m				9:54PM1.20m				10:56AM1.03m
Low Tide		2:17AM0.52m				2:10PM0.53m				3:12AM0.62m				3:07PM0.65m				4:36AM0.68m				4:42PM0.73m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	14	13	13	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	17	17	16	13	14	13	12	12	16	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	12	11	11	15	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	14	14	14	11	12	11	11	10	14	15	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	433	426	740	1554	2121	2503	2496	2345	2045	1791	1474	1319	1298	1200	1255	760	646	585	551	1141	94	125	2169	2227
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 12	E 8	S 22	ESE 12	SSW 20
kJ	138	268	372	352	294	275	238	265	222	226	226	186	186	197	209	627	599	480	444	125	12	10	93	671
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 8	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 10	E 4	ESE 4	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	—	S 23	SSW 21	ESE 12
kJ	298	392	96	8	—	—	—	—	2	2	8	6	—	169	210	206	169	164	164	37	—	10	88	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	E 4	—	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 5	—	—	WSW 12	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	10	—	5	24	35	41	—	—	669	—	—	1715	2339	2447	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg 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	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	56	56	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Ding Dangs	Santos Reef	Outer Pool
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	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	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
Header Global	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Barbel Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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