The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

16.9°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (22 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	1	0	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2430	2229	2293	1987	2258	1822	1818	1796	2153	2322	2632	2502	2241	1806	1569	1230	1049	904	732	649	480	326	335	279
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NW	WNW	W	SSW	SSE	SE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:02AM1.30m				1:19PM1.50m				1:37AM1.44m				1:50PM1.66m					2:10AM1.56m				2:22PM1.78m
Low Tide			7:01AM0.42m				7:34PM0.33m				7:35AM0.29m					8:06PM0.18m				8:08AM0.18m				8:38PM0.06m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	14	13	15	17	17	16	15	16	17	17	19	20	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	14	14	13	11	13	12	13	12	11	14	16	14	13	14	15	15	15	17	18	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	17	2229	1848	18	19	20	20	1796	2153	2322	2632	2502	2241	1806	1569	1230	1049	904	732	649	480	326	335	279
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 9	SSE 9	S 8
kJ	—	17	17	—	—	—	—	20	10	10	9	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	8	8	99	59	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 5	E 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	20	11	22	22	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2430	—	2293	1987	2258	1822	1818	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	15	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	134	56	9	1	0	0	0	0	56	56	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Kaaimans River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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