The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

14.4°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 (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Friday 18							Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	928	928	897	851	606	739	865	865	753	706	634	555	661	486	543	1521	1918	2020	1810	1749	1417	1306	1109
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	S	SE	S	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide		6:57AM1.14m				7:13PM1.13m				8:00AM0.99m					9:20PM1.00m					12:12PM1.01m
Low Tide				12:57PM0.67m				1:44AM0.72m					2:09PM0.81m					5:02AM0.78m				6:22PM0.79m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	16	15	15	13	13	13	15	17	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	9	10	10	10	11	12	10	11	11	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	E 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	928	928	897	851	606	739	865	865	753	365	341	309	661	486	200	1521	1918	2020	1810	1749	1417	1306	1109
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 14	—	—	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	E 8	SW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	280	—	—	31	12	706	634	555	270	234	389	169	169	140	112	112	108	112	108
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	125	124	—	220	543	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	227	245	300	352	494	634	628	529	430	540	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	56	56	456	452	56	56	30	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	56	38	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	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	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	5	9	9	6	8	8

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