The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.0° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 7	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	3844	3744	3543	3207	3075	2731	2540	2302	2282	2231	2231	1999	1898	1595	1444	1390	907	791	674	560	478	444	447	458
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	SW	S	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				12:04PM1.22m				00:31AM1.46m				1:19PM1.33m				1:38AM1.56m					2:17PM1.47m
Low Tide		5:49AM0.46m				5:59PM0.51m				7:05AM0.36m				7:18PM0.41m					8:06AM0.25m				8:21PM0.29m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	17	18	18	16	16	16
Feels °C	9	9	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	15	15	15	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	3844	3744	3543	3207	3075	2731	2540	2302	2282	2231	2231	1999	1898	1595	1444	1390	907	791	674	560	478	444	314	331
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	E 13	SE 12	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 11	SW 18	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	W 12	W 12	W 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	8	8	7	—	—	3	6	—	—	17	16	3	3	11	12	12	131	121	153	11	11	10	334	281
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	12	11	11	10	10	10	48	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	—	—	—	—	—	192	222	263	447	458
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	1	30	1	1	1	38	194	56	38	38	9	30	9	38	56	41	41	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Robberg	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	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Keurbooms
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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