The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

18.2°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (28 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SE 9	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	121	116	104	148	460	687	1240	1871	1784	1784	1558	1580	1343	1144	1144	961	724	634	565	520	700
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	WSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			4:45PM1.80m					5:10AM1.63m				5:26PM1.67m				5:55AM1.51m				6:13PM1.49m
Low Tide	10:31AM0.09m					11:01PM0.07m				11:13AM0.19m				11:43PM0.19m				12:00PM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	20	22	21	21	19	18	18	17	20	21	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	17	19	18	16	16	16	16	20	21	20	21	21	19	18	17	21	22	22	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	45	93	88	93	112	687	1240	1871	1784	1784	1558	1580	1343	1144	1144	961	724	634	565	520	700
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SW 10	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9
kJ	73	116	104	102	460	200	170	168	220	204	281	318	299	197	226	231	211	232	104	86	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SSW 19	SW 11	SE 8	SE 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9
kJ	121	34	32	148	134	77	91	115	—	—	—	—	—	7	12	—	111	117	117	115	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	2	—	—	—	14	14	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Lookout Beach 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	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1	0	56	1	1	9	2	0	56	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Groenvlei	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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