The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Wreck today (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
1
1
1
1
0
2
4
4
4
2
3
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
3
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.3
SW
9
1.2
SE
11
1.7
SW
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.9
SE
11
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
956
1302
1405
1207
968
680
1056
1601
2262
2768
2762
1456
863
327
478
541
541
603
762
1277
1342
1342
1154
984
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
10
SW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
N
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:47PM1.55m
4:51AM1.56m
5:19PM1.56m
5:22AM1.54m
5:51PM1.57m
5:54AM1.50m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.32m
11:04AM0.18m
11:21PM0.33m
11:35AM0.19m
11:56PM0.34m
12:06PM0.22m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
13
13
14
15
14
18
19
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
19
Feels °C
11
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
9
9
10
10
12
10
15
17
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
1.7
SW
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.9
SE
11
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
Energy kJ
956
1302
1405
1207
968
680
578
286
16
17
2091
1456
863
327
478
541
541
603
762
1277
1342
1342
1154
984
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.4
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
8
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
485
14
23
35
37
36
23
25
16
31
179
326
460
359
244
151
136
165
168
281
190
182
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
1.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
15
2
7
7
7
7
6
7
5
297
28
104
12
231
224
198
127
80
79
76
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
2.2
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
1.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
19
61
117
384
642
1056
1601
2262
2768
2762
158
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
37
115
77
435
114
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
8
4
9
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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