The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

15.8°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 (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 1.9m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	20s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	18s
Evening (06 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Sunday 6							Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 12	SW 12	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1071	1856	3169	4295	5723	4894	3812	3253	2598	2230	2033	1676	1469	1144	919	586	659	431	397	347	355	314	224
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	E	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	SE	E	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide				12:15PM1.18m				00:43AM1.30m				1:23PM1.38m				1:41AM1.46m					2:08PM1.58m
Low Tide		5:48AM0.60m				6:29PM0.59m				7:09AM0.44m				7:36PM0.41m				7:56AM0.27m					8:22PM0.24m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	21	23	23	22	23	22	22	23	27	27	25	23	23
Feels °C	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	13	15	20	22	23	23	22	21	21	23	26	26	25	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	SW 12
kJ	325	1856	3169	4295	5723	4894	3812	3253	2598	2230	2033	1676	1469	483	632	586	484	431	397	347	256	257	224
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	ESE 8	S 13	ESE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 9
kJ	1071	281	235	179	—	—	—	—	—	9	345	117	392	1144	919	495	659	336	207	287	355	314	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 9	S 13	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 13	—	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 12	SSE 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16
kJ	39	23	28	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—	50	176	228	236	156	246	227	80	77	56	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10
kJ	115	122	117	143	230	344	357	339	371	346	652	364	—	737	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	220
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	5	6	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
Distance (km)	56	56	56	56	56	417	417	56	56	56	30	1	9	38	9	0	1	1	1	1	30	2	38
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	5	6			5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	5	6	4	3	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	7	6	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	8	8	7

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