The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	646	531	1001	1348	1710	2386	2584	2566	2725	7903	7954	6831	5257	4485	3842	3143	2795	2368	1858	1932	2135	2103	2039	1795
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	NNW	W	SW	SW	SW	W	W	W	NW	NE	ESE	E	NE	N	NNW	NNW	N	E	ESE	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide				10:56AM1.03m					11:33PM1.16m				12:40PM1.08m				00:56AM1.21m				1:43PM1.18m
Low Tide		4:36AM0.68m				4:42PM0.73m					6:21AM0.66m				6:34PM0.70m				7:32AM0.57m				7:42PM0.61m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	16	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	11	10	11	15	10	11	9	11	10	11	11	13	13	12	13	13	13	11	12	14	13	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	646	531	1001	1348	144	125	93	2566	2725	7903	7954	6831	5257	4485	3842	3143	2795	2368	1858	1932	2135	2103	2039	1795
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 19	SSW 18	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	—	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	599	522	127	125	—	10	86	651	2144	66	53	51	49	48	47	131	120	84	77	136	142	—	80	204
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	—	—	S 22	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	—	—	—	—	SE 11	—	SE 9	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	169	127	37	—	—	10	6	93	54	66	—	—	—	—	57	—	43	35	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 4	E 5
kJ	38	—	—	—	1710	2386	2584	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	175	25	41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	1	1	0	143	117	117	0	0	0	0	0	56	56	1	0	1	0	0	30	38	38	9	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Victoria Bay		Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Dias Beach	Herolds Bay	Gerickes Point	Robberg	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		3	4	5	7	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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