The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

16.5°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	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 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2126	1806	1569	1266	1069	913	805	805	805	865	928	1313	1945	1985	1687	1659	1610	1627	2013	1743	2138	2008	2460
Wind (km/h)	NE	E	S	SSW	SW	W	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:02AM1.31m				6:10PM1.29m				6:39AM1.18m				6:47PM1.15m				7:46AM1.07m					8:10PM1.03m
Low Tide				12:01PM0.52m				00:25AM0.53m				12:39PM0.66m				1:16AM0.65m				1:56PM0.79m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	3	7	10
Temp °C	17	21	24	22	21	18	18	18	17	19	19	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	16	21	24	21	21	18	17	17	16	19	18	15	15	13	14	14	13	12	14	16	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	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 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 7
kJ	2126	1806	1569	1266	1069	913	805	805	805	865	928	1313	1945	1985	1687	1659	1610	1627	2013	1743	2138	2008	114
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	E 6	ESE 7
kJ	35	35	35	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	12	12	12	12	5	35	187	57	169	6	49	154
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 11	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	E 9	E 6	E 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	13	—	14	3	63	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 6	ESE 6	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	69	18	134	2460
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Outer Pool Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	37	117	56	347	56	56	9	134	114	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Keurbooms	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms		Dias Beach	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4		4	4	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	7	5

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