The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

14.1°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 23			Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	224	191	191	134	144	176	362	902	1076	1337	1283	1134	1100	1012	808	782	747	683	683
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NNW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	off	on
High Tide	2:05PM1.50m				2:14AM1.50m				2:31PM1.65m				2:43AM1.61m				2:58PM1.78m
Low Tide			8:14PM0.33m				8:19AM0.23m				8:41PM0.19m				8:46AM0.12m				9:09PM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	17	17	18	21	20	18	18	19	19	18	20	22	21	19	21	19
Feels °C	20	20	20	17	16	18	20	18	17	18	20	21	19	22	22	22	20	22	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	S 7	S 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	173	144	115	88	100	138	362	902	1076	1337	1283	1134	1100	1012	808	782	747	683	683
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	224	191	191	134	108	89	82	80	47	—	10	316	257	215	178	124	105	79	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 7	SSE 9	S 17	S 12	SW 10	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16
kJ	61	55	51	43	17	142	3	79	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 4	—	—	S 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—
kJ	5	—	—	92	144	176	287	391	549	604	437	461	—	—	—	3	3	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms 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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	38	56	41	56	372	56	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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	Kaaimans River Mouth	Groenvlei	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4

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