The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

13.4°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Evening (10 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).
	Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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)	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	ESE 7	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	282	374	418	757	1300	1933	1838	1787	1367	1242	1127	966	811	712	570	561	494	478	265	389	886	1466	2454	2379
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:00AM1.69m				3:19PM1.86m				3:34AM1.74m				3:51PM1.91m				4:06AM1.75m				4:22PM1.90m
Low Tide				9:08AM0.03m				9:34PM0.02m				9:40AM-0.02m				10:05PM-0.01m				10:09AM-0.02m				10:35PM0.01m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	15	16	17	18	17	15	14	15	15	15	16	17	18	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	282	374	418	558	1300	1933	1838	1787	1367	1242	1127	966	811	712	570	561	494	478	239	235	886	1466	2454	2379
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	E 11	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	SW 15	SSW 10	SW 15	SSW 10	—	—	—
kJ	65	72	274	757	386	51	53	52	54	37	37	81	109	97	—	—	—	56	121	309	78	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	S 14	SW 14	SSW 10	SE 13	—	—	—
kJ	16	17	53	56	55	8	—	—	—	—	10	37	37	—	—	—	—	4	164	78	7	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	W 3	W 4	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	4	8	9	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	320	288	249	232	265	389	577	880	989	1068
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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	461	56	41	9	38	38	38	456	1221	419	56
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Brak River	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3	4				5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town		Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4		5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	7	5	5	5

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