The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

14.7°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 6	ESE 6	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	710	778	512	948	535	396	346	461	588	689	686	1003	1428	1819	1263	1500	1433	922	710	640	573	695	423
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	ESE	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					5:00PM1.83m					5:19AM1.62m				5:35PM1.71m				5:57AM1.50m				6:16PM1.54m
Low Tide			10:45AM0.05m					11:14PM0.07m				11:20AM0.15m				11:50PM0.19m				11:59AM0.29m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	17	17	17	15	14	14	13	15	21	24	22	21	22	22	24	28	31	33	31	27	18
Feels °C	10	11	12	10	10	10	10	11	10	12	17	20	19	18	20	19	21	25	28	31	30	26	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	WSW 12	SW 13	SSE 9	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SE 12	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	710	778	512	177	290	222	237	320	231	231	222	336	327	304	344	917	1000	922	710	640	573	499	423
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 14	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SE 10	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	282	278	205	96	290	330	325	92	104	171	346	—	—	304	299	296	171	242	166	161	151	146	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	—	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	33	55	54	179	179	78	—	5	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	304	246	142	116	94	72	55	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	E 4	E 4	SE 10	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	—	N 3	NNW 4	—	E 9	WSW 4
kJ	4	9	38	948	535	396	346	461	588	689	686	1003	1428	1819	1263	1500	1433	—	8	4	—	695	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	2
Distance (km)	30	30	419	419	419	56	56	56	56	30	41	38	56	56	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	4				4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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