The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	398	1135	1130	1220	1319	1191	1086	1036	913	884	944	928	792	778	673	593	485	476	382	382	1005	1093	1235
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	S	SSE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	E	SE	SE	ESE	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			8:07AM1.27m				8:42PM1.17m				9:56AM1.25m				10:41PM1.14m					11:30AM1.35m
Low Tide					2:31PM0.61m				3:10AM0.57m				4:35PM0.62m				4:55AM0.56m					6:05PM0.51m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	18	20	20	20	18	18
Feels °C	19	17	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	20	21	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	398	1135	1130	1220	1319	1191	1086	1036	913	884	944	928	792	778	673	593	485	476	382	382	1005	1093	1235
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 6	ESE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	163	47	60	49	40	107	90	85	59	58	51	51	56	57	53	52	26	28	170	352	41	58	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	E 8	ESE 13	E 8	ESE 12	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	67	22	17	11	28	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	33	81	33	32	32	31	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	—	—	—
kJ	5	48	47	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	46	25	23	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	1	0	0	0	0	56	56	56	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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