The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.9° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21					Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1554	2121	2503	2496	2345	2045	1677	1497	1427	1298	1358	1200	760	646	575	505	1141	1590	2403	2195	1984
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	NW	WNW	N	WSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	8:12AM1.19m				8:45PM1.31m				9:14AM1.08m				9:54PM1.20m				10:56AM1.03m
Low Tide			2:10PM0.53m				3:12AM0.62m				3:07PM0.65m				4:36AM0.68m				4:42PM0.73m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2
Temp °C	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	17	17	15	13	14	13	12	12	16	18	16	14	14
Feels °C	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	9	14	14	13	12	13	12	11	10	14	13	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12
kJ	1554	2121	2503	2496	2345	2045	1677	1497	1427	1298	1358	1200	760	646	575	505	1141	144	123	93	1984
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	ESE 12	E 7	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 19
kJ	352	294	275	238	222	222	226	226	186	186	193	209	627	599	421	505	161	10	9	85	694
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 4	E 4	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	—	S 22	E 8	ESE 12
kJ	8	—	—	—	—	2	—	5	5	—	169	210	206	187	164	164	37	—	9	5	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	23	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	1590	2403	2195	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg 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	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	134	56	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	77	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Groenvlei	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Brak River	Dias Beach	Buffalo Bay
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yzerfontein West Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Aufaga Village Samoa	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Blackfellows Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	6	9

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