The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	2282	2282	2129	2044	1794	1505	1569	1513	1342	1167	674	619	540	444	444	415	353	339	322	273	306	277	240	235
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	N	NW	NW	NNW	WSW	SW	WSW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:19PM1.33m				1:38AM1.56m					2:17PM1.47m				2:34AM1.66m				3:08PM1.61m
Low Tide		7:05AM0.36m				7:18PM0.41m					8:06AM0.25m				8:21PM0.29m				8:57AM0.13m				9:15PM0.19m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	15	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	17	17	16	14	14	14
Feels °C	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	14	14	13	15	14	13	12	12	16	15	15	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	2282	2282	2129	2044	1794	1505	1569	1513	1342	1167	674	619	540	444	444	415	263	314	322	273	270	277	240	235
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 11	SW 18	W 13	W 12	SE 7	W 12	W 12	W 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	—	17	16	3	3	11	12	12	13	11	128	11	11	10	180	173	353	339	285	265	306	255	127	127
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	W 13	W 12	W 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 15	SSE 11	SSW 14	W 10	W 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	4	11	11	10	10	10	2	9	9	8	12	20	2	2	90	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	136	130	134	—	131	183	236	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	1	38	133	38	38	38	1	1	1	9	38	38	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	6

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