The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.8° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 23			Friday 24								Saturday 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)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2859	2921	2607	2777	3881	8302	7146	5519	4485	4061	3326	2795	2368	1962	2032	2135	2207	2140	1978
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	W	WSW	WNW	NW	NNE	SE	E	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	E	ESE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				11:33PM1.16m				12:40PM1.08m				00:56AM1.21m				1:43PM1.18m
Low Tide	4:42PM0.73m					6:21AM0.66m				6:34PM0.70m				7:32AM0.57m				7:42PM0.61m


	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	1	7	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	15
Feels °C	9	9	10	10	11	11	14	13	12	13	13	12	11	12	14	14	13	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 19	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	94	94	651	2777	2017	8302	7146	5519	4485	4061	3326	2795	2368	1962	2032	2135	2207	2140	1978
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 22	SSW 21	ESE 12	SSW 18	SSW 16	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	10	86	93	2144	3881	65	49	49	48	47	105	65	79	52	115	117	148	104	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 22	E 9	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	6	94	67	66	88	50	49	—	—	—	41	35	37	64	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	2859	2921	2607	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs 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	Gerickes Point 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	38	117	0	0	0	0	0	56	56	1	0	0	0	0	0	56	38	30	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Dias Beach	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	7	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	9	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6

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