The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.3° 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 (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (31 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31							Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	690	680	591	639	448	517	335	395	660	692	1233	809	858	1258	1288	970	908	744	562	483	1256	1102	1029
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	ESE	E	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	ESE	SSE	E	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide					4:56PM1.71m					5:02AM1.64m				5:25PM1.73m				5:32AM1.61m				5:55PM1.72m
Low Tide			10:42AM0.08m					11:02PM0.19m				11:10AM0.08m				11:33PM0.19m				11:38AM0.11m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	16	19	19	16	14	14	14	14	19	21	20	19	17	17	16	16	22	21	19	19	19
Feels °C	9	9	13	14	15	12	11	11	11	11	16	18	18	17	14	14	13	13	20	18	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	690	680	591	504	380	324	203	173	660	692	727	153	155	838	773	692	632	576	562	483	1256	1102	1029
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	256	256	—	—	—	12	324	240	236	158	153	76	103	336	308	245	277	286	335	386	380	363	496
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 13	S 9	SSW 15	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	46	41	91	86	—	—	—	—	18	17	17	16	141	6	93	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	62	62	516	639	448	517	335	395	—	—	1233	809	858	1258	1288	970	908	744	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	41	56	9	1	1	1	1	30	38	9	1	1	1	1	1	0	30	0	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5

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