The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

15.1°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9					Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3357	3615	3567	2984	2306	1883	1665	1451	1422	1336	1470	1834	1982	1952	1703	1677	1569	1331	1136	944	841
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	NNE	NNW	NE	ENE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	S	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	glassy
High Tide			2:52PM1.83m				3:11AM1.68m				3:22PM1.86m				3:40AM1.70m				3:51PM1.83m
Low Tide	8:42AM0.11m				9:09PM0.04m				9:12AM0.07m				9:38PM0.02m				9:41AM0.08m				10:05PM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	17	16	16	15	14	17	19	18	18	16	17	17	17	18	20	20	19	16	17
Feels °C	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	17	18	16	17	16	18	18	16	17	19	20	20	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	3357	3615	3567	2984	2306	1883	1665	1451	1422	1336	1470	1834	1982	1952	1703	1677	1569	1331	1136	944	841
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 12	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	92	90	88	64	64	64	63	61	43	42	313	42	42	24	19	21	44	96	48	92	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	E 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	60	—	—	42	42	43	14	18	18	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	—	—	W 3	W 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	169	35	29	51	—	—	5	6	—	—	—
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 Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms 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	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	56	56	56	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6

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