The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.1° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	202	268	262	287	300	300	248	248	246	212	171	175	683	819	1164	3313	3278	3278	2775	2316	2094	1834	1395	1279
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	WNW	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:54PM1.72m				4:09AM1.75m				4:37PM1.79m				4:51AM1.73m					5:18PM1.80m
Low Tide			9:42AM0.05m				10:03PM0.12m				10:24AM0.00m				10:48PM0.09m					11:03AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	17	17	16	14	14	14	13	14	18	19	17	16	15	15	14	14	17	18	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	13	12	16	15	15	13	13	13	11	12	16	16	16	14	13	14	13	13	16	18	16	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	202	268	262	287	300	300	248	248	246	212	171	175	142	819	804	3313	3278	3278	2775	2316	2094	1834	1395	1279
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 6	SW 12	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	130	96	83	61	58	41	84	56	53	53	72	114	354	686	1164	94	71	72	73	76	84	114	114	112
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 9	SW 9	SSE 9	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 17	SE 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	102	29	28	27	44	61	32	21	15	19	53	147	4	115	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	WSW 6	SW 7	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	3	2	2	4	5	9	10	25	42	126	97	683	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	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)	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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