The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

19.0°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	802	680	597	531	382	1306	1272	1474	1363	1321	1189	1044	966	803	689	607	522	514	514	522	522	522	1094	1600	3076	2415
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW
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	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					11:30AM1.35m				00:05AM1.23m				12:31PM1.47m				00:59AM1.33m				1:15PM1.58m				1:41AM1.44m
Low Tide		4:55AM0.56m					6:05PM0.51m				6:08AM0.47m				7:00PM0.38m				6:59AM0.38m				7:41PM0.27m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	6:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	19	21	21	20	19	20	21	19	21	22	21	19	19	18	17	18
Feels °C	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	18	16	15	18	20	19	19	19	21	21	17	19	19	19	17	18	17	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	E 8
kJ	802	680	597	531	382	1306	1272	1474	1363	1321	1189	1044	966	803	689	607	522	514	514	522	522	522	1094	1600	2413	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 13
kJ	34	33	81	170	352	32	31	31	32	33	48	—	—	—	—	27	139	82	53	39	22	25	45	31	32	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 15	WSW 14	—	—
kJ	—	21	33	33	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	26	15	15	24	13	42	71	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	SE 5	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 7	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 6	SW 8	NW 3	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	16	—	28	—	—	—	26	186	76	180	314	205	247	4	37	29	22	58	634	2	3076	2415
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Hawston Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms 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	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	38	38	38	210	393	38	38	9	9	1	38	56	420	56	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Buffalo Bay Wildside	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Brak River	Victoria Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Victoria Bay	Victoria Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point 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	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	7

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