The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.4° 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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 11	SW 9	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 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	196	191	864	931	1164	3313	3278	3278	2775	2316	2094	1723	1491	1374	1500	1713	1530	1242	963	819	690	530	425	315
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:37PM1.79m				4:51AM1.73m					5:18PM1.80m				5:31AM1.66m				5:58PM1.77m				6:09AM1.56m
Low Tide	10:24AM0.00m				10:48PM0.09m					11:03AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m				11:41AM0.05m				00:12AM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	5:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	17	15	15	14	13	13	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	17	17	16	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	16	15	14	13	14	13	12	12	16	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	15	15	16	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 9	SW 10	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 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	175	142	113	714	847	3313	3278	3278	2775	2316	2094	1723	1491	1374	1500	1713	1530	1242	963	819	690	530	425	315
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SW 12	SW 17	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	S 13	S 12	S 11
kJ	89	114	429	686	1164	71	72	73	75	79	82	82	82	82	81	79	78	52	51	51	51	117	196	203
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 17	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	S 14
kJ	53	147	4	87	92	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	36	96	51	51	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 11	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	196	191	864	931	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	38	1	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Dias Beach	Dias Beach	Lookout Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	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	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves 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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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