The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

18.9°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1319	1191	1086	1036	986	1031	1013	928	928	851	766	475	680	597	572	352	1005	1161	1405	1198	1162
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	ENE	NE	E	ENE	ENE	SE	ESE	SE	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			8:42PM1.17m				9:56AM1.25m				10:41PM1.14m					11:30AM1.35m				00:05AM1.23m
Low Tide	2:31PM0.61m				3:10AM0.57m				4:35PM0.62m				4:55AM0.56m					6:05PM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	6:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	16	15	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	16	15	16	14	16	17	18	17	17	16	15	16	17	18	18	19	18	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1319	1191	1086	1036	986	1031	1013	928	928	851	766	475	680	597	572	287	1005	1161	1405	1198	1162
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	S 6	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 10	SSE 5	SSE 5
kJ	40	27	91	85	59	58	51	51	57	57	53	88	33	80	170	352	51	49	31	26	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	28	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	21	33	33	32	32	31	31	32	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	ESE 6	—	SE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	87	26	—	67	62	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	0	56	56	56	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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