The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.1° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	17s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	1	1	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	248	207	212	175	160	858	686	1164	3152	3278	3278	2775	2316	2094	1834	1395	1352	1249	1682	1685	1530	1197	963	749
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SSE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		4:09AM1.75m				4:37PM1.79m				4:51AM1.73m					5:18PM1.80m				5:31AM1.66m				5:58PM1.77m
Low Tide				10:24AM0.00m				10:48PM0.09m					11:03AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m				11:41AM0.05m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	18	19	17	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	13	12	12	16	15	15	13	14	14	14	13	16	16	16	14	14	12	13	14	17	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 9	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	248	207	212	175	142	773	632	804	3152	3278	3278	2775	2316	2094	1834	1395	1352	1249	1682	1685	1530	1197	963	749
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 7	SW 12	E 9	SW 16	SW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	20	29	49	89	112	142	686	1164	96	72	73	73	79	82	112	82	81	81	79	78	75	51	51	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SW 17	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 13
kJ	56	53	53	53	147	429	113	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	35	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 6	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4
kJ	—	—	103	173	160	858	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	38	30	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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