The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

14.8°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Evening (30 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30							Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	431	572	615	808	1103	1643	604	1288	1162	826	669	614	561	641	405	431	460	440	347	302	214	177	177
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	E	NNE	W	W	WNW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy
High Tide						5:35PM1.71m				5:57AM1.50m				6:16PM1.54m				6:43AM1.34m				7:08PM1.34m
Low Tide				11:20AM0.15m				11:50PM0.19m				11:59AM0.29m				00:33AM0.36m				12:47PM0.47m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	13	16	21	24	22	21	22	22	24	27	31	34	32	28	19	17	17	18	19	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	13	18	20	19	18	20	19	21	23	27	31	30	26	16	15	16	16	16	16	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	231	231	453	336	327	304	604	917	863	826	669	614	561	480	405	431	460	440	347	302	214	177	177
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSW 16	SE 10	SW 14	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 5	SW 5
kJ	51	171	167	387	—	—	389	259	202	242	202	161	151	146	141	114	112	110	104	101	99	30	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	104	173	—	—	—	—	299	299	246	142	116	94	72	54	37	36	16	15	15	4	3	60	61
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	—	N 3	NW 3	—	E 10	WNW 2	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 6	—	—
kJ	431	572	615	808	1103	1643	501	1288	1162	—	5	3	—	641	2	14	24	46	42	46	39	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	30	38	38	56	56	1	1	30	1	1	1	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	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	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Victoria Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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