The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

18.6°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1240	1871	1661	1784	1443	1580	1343	1162	976	878	656	580	574	634	700	594	472	549	421	414	347	403	329
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	SE	WNW	NW	N	NNE	ENE	SSE	S	ESE	SW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide						5:26PM1.67m				5:55AM1.51m				6:13PM1.49m				6:50AM1.39m				7:12PM1.31m
Low Tide				11:13AM0.19m				11:43PM0.19m				12:00PM0.33m				00:32AM0.34m				1:00PM0.49m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	22	21	21	19	18	18	18	20	21	21	20	18	19	19	18	20	22	21	21	19	19
Feels °C	16	19	21	20	21	20	19	19	19	21	22	22	21	20	21	21	20	22	23	21	23	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	1240	1871	1661	1784	1443	1580	1343	1162	976	878	656	580	574	634	700	594	472	549	421	414	347	403	329
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	170	168	220	240	281	318	305	293	208	231	223	161	107	130	127	107	101	131	100	98	78	64	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 8	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	91	115	—	—	—	—	—	7	12	154	125	100	122	51	51	75	85	71	81	51	50	50	51
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	E 7	—	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	14	—	35	—	386	—	—	198	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	9	2	372	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	117	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Ding Dangs	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus 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	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Hell West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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