The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.7° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 11	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1182	965	1344	678	792	639	541	433	380	418	979	1468	2280	2816	2764	2490	2174	1791	1575	1319	1315	1315	1366	913
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	W	SSW	SW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	SW	S	SE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:27AM1.31m				7:57PM1.44m					8:12AM1.19m				8:45PM1.31m				9:14AM1.08m				9:54PM1.20m
Low Tide	1:32AM0.41m				1:29PM0.39m					2:17AM0.52m				2:10PM0.53m				3:12AM0.62m				3:07PM0.65m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	16	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	17	17	16	14	14
Feels °C	12	11	11	15	14	15	13	12	11	11	11	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	15	14	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 11	ESE 11	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1182	965	1089	678	792	639	541	433	380	418	979	1468	2280	2816	2764	2490	2174	1791	1575	1319	1315	1315	1366	913
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SW 9	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13
kJ	198	325	325	371	371	371	365	386	176	293	372	359	300	275	238	214	218	186	186	154	193	200	209	257
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 10	SSW 16	S 6	E 10	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	S 15	—	ESE 13
kJ	18	16	16	192	16	8	58	162	132	392	6	8	—	—	2	7	2	2	—	4	7	110	—	183
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	W 3	WSW 4
kJ	—	—	1344	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	12	18	—	—	8	34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Lookout Beach 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	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg 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	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Inner Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Groenvlei
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	6

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