The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2608	3023	3968	3692	3233	3184	3552	4176	4114	3744	3543	3348	3207	2893	2560	2481	2151	2116	1949	2044	2011	1794	1595	1444
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	W	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	W	SW	SW	NW	N	NNE	NE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				10:33AM1.17m					11:10PM1.40m				12:04PM1.22m				00:31AM1.46m				1:19PM1.33m
Low Tide		4:23AM0.50m				4:29PM0.53m					5:49AM0.46m				5:59PM0.51m				7:05AM0.36m				7:18PM0.41m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2608	3023	3968	3692	3233	3184	3552	4176	4114	3744	3543	3348	3207	2893	2560	2481	2151	2116	1949	2044	2011	1794	1595	1444
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SE 11	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	—	E 13	E 13	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	447	4	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	—	3	3	—	—	17	16	3	11	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 10	SE 17	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	2	12	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	ENE 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	3	—
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	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	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	172	56	56	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5

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