The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.4° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 9	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	864	714	1164	3313	3278	3278	2775	2316	2094	1834	1594	1374	1525	1713	1530	1317	1034	819	690	530	425	309	298	300
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	W	W	NW	NW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	SE	SSE	ESE	NNE	N	NNW	W	NW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	4:37PM1.79m				4:51AM1.73m					5:18PM1.80m				5:31AM1.66m				5:58PM1.77m				6:09AM1.56m
Low Tide			10:48PM0.09m					11:03AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m				11:41AM0.05m				00:12AM0.19m				12:17PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—
	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	15	15	14	13	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	18	19
Feels °C	14	13	14	15	13	12	16	17	16	14	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	113	714	847	3313	3278	3278	2775	2316	2094	1834	1594	1374	1525	1713	1530	1317	1034	819	690	530	425	309	235	299
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	429	686	1164	71	72	73	75	79	82	82	82	82	81	79	54	52	51	51	51	119	199	250	298	300
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	S 14	E 10	E 10
kJ	4	87	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	36	96	51	51	94	50	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	864	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	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	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Lookout Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sollys Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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