The Wreck Surf Break

The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 07 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 11AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.3
S
15
3.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1167
1169
1150
1150
1048
1125
1269
1423
1594
1697
1671
1521
1954
2344
1857
2267
2624
3614
3434
3102
2904
3078
2341
4074
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM1.28m
8:37PM1.45m
9:05AM1.20m
9:46PM1.41m
10:33AM1.17m
11:10PM1.40m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.41m
3:06AM0.49m
3:08PM0.49m
4:23AM0.50m
4:29PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
18
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
12
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.3
S
15
3.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1167
1169
1150
1150
1048
1125
1269
1423
1594
1697
1671
1521
1954
1777
1857
2267
2624
3614
3434
3102
2904
3078
2341
4074
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
9
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
2.3
SW
13
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
92
90
68
68
57
38
38
38
38
37
182
211
8
545
452
447
4
8
11
10
10
9
1730
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
2
8
8
9
2
38
75
38
22
17
2
8
168
8
2
12
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
6
9
34
2344
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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