The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

13.7°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 (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (16 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 16					Thursday 17								Friday 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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2606	2670	2020	1591	919	1247	1619	1569	1486	1415	1189	1094	928	928	928	855	897	851	663	784	946
Wind (km/h)	WSW	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide				6:11PM1.44m				6:26AM1.28m				6:38PM1.28m				6:57AM1.14m				7:13PM1.13m
Low Tide		11:57AM0.37m				00:22AM0.44m				12:24PM0.51m				00:53AM0.58m				12:57PM0.67m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	3	3	1	—	1	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	14
Feels °C	11	12	12	12	11	10	9	8	9	10	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13
kJ	2606	2670	2020	1591	919	1247	1619	1569	1486	1415	1189	1094	928	928	928	855	897	851	663	784	946
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 7	E 10	SSE 7	SSW 8	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	—	—	—	SSW 14	—	—
kJ	136	106	124	104	208	47	—	—	56	57	56	56	56	55	52	—	—	—	264	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 10	—	SW 8	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	106	—	153	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	161	146	294	293	305	436	351	301	261	226	189	226	307	421	457	457	527	548	554
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	56	38	38	38	56	56	56	56	414	372	56	56	56	56	452	453	526	56	56
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point 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	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	5	4	5	6

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