The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

14.8°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 24					Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	362	902	1076	1337	1283	1134	1100	1012	864	782	694	683	636	683	734	578	754	1466	1695	1862	1762
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	NW	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off
High Tide			2:31PM1.65m				2:43AM1.61m				2:58PM1.78m				3:12AM1.70m				3:26PM1.87m
Low Tide	8:19AM0.23m				8:41PM0.19m				8:46AM0.12m				9:09PM0.08m				9:14AM0.04m				9:38PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1
Temp °C	20	20	18	18	20	20	19	18	21	20	19	20	18	20	20	20	20	18	19	18	17
Feels °C	20	19	16	18	21	22	20	17	21	20	20	22	20	21	21	21	21	18	22	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	362	902	1076	1337	1283	1134	1100	1012	864	782	694	683	636	683	734	578	754	1466	1695	1862	1762
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 15	SSW 16	S 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	82	80	47	—	20	316	264	222	183	124	93	77	57	71	11	393	430	58	47	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	W 4	SSW 16	WSW 3	WSW 3	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 10
kJ	3	79	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	7	48	5	2	6	49	48	38	28	22	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	—	WSW 4	W 3	—	ESE 8	ESE 3	—	ESE 7	—	—	—
kJ	309	325	465	587	437	503	—	—	5	10	—	5	6	—	73	5	—	47	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Keurbooms 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	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	56	41	56	372	372	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	30	1	1	37	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Keurbooms
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Black Rocks Mauritius	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland	Portballintrae Ireland	Anael France	Inishcrone Ireland	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Ahijedero Mexico	Airports Maldives	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Anse de Lesconil France	Red Bluff Australia	Afife Portugal	Kandui Left Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9

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