The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

14.6°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2413	2322	2146	1810	1649	1806	1635	2150	1975	1295	1200	1018	951	973	784	693	734	762	683	628	563	426	424	1215
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	N	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	NE	NNW	NW	SW	SSE	ENE	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:36AM1.72m				4:51PM1.84m					5:05AM1.64m				5:18PM1.73m				5:32AM1.54m				5:45PM1.59m
Low Tide				10:38AM0.03m					11:03PM0.08m				11:05AM0.12m				11:29PM0.18m				11:31AM0.23m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	19	20	19	19	21	20	22	22	21	19	17	16	15	15	16	17	20	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	13	14	18	19	18	19	21	20	21	21	21	18	17	16	16	14	17	17	19	17	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 16
kJ	2413	2322	2146	1810	1649	1387	1019	1345	1337	1295	1200	1018	951	973	784	693	734	762	683	628	563	426	350	1215
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	E 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	872	792	690	543	527	444	423	314	309	298	478	369	341	281	258	268	284
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	SW 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 17	S 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	27	93	27	25	60	150	424	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1331	1165	1140	1094	1343	1806	1635	2150	1975	—	—	—	—	26	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg 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	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	56	56	56	56	38	56	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	56	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Robberg	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Victoria Bay	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Robberg	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands 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	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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