The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.6° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	3	3	2	3	4	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2927	2220	2094	2168	2345	2310	2239	2101	1914	1771	1476	1276	1149	980	923	644	1246	1188	1150	1500	1575	2140	3121	5898
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	S	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	E	SE	ESE	N	NW	W	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:56AM1.21m				1:43PM1.18m				1:50AM1.30m					2:25PM1.29m				2:30AM1.40m				2:59PM1.41m
Low Tide			7:32AM0.57m				7:42PM0.61m					8:16AM0.46m				8:26PM0.51m				8:50AM0.35m				9:01PM0.41m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	4	5
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	20	21	19	17	17	15	13	15	16	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	11	11	11	15	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	18	19	17	16	15	12	9	13	13	13	13	14	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16
kJ	2927	2220	2094	2168	2345	2310	2239	2101	1914	1771	1476	1276	1149	980	923	644	1246	1188	1150	1500	1575	2140	3121	5898
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	—
kJ	82	44	33	33	98	80	80	90	88	65	291	397	358	339	334	384	21	104	371	596	881	842	603	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	—
kJ	39	38	38	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	38	38	38	35	55	20	16	15	12	18	19	11	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	104	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	37	76	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	56	38	1	1	0	1	1	0	30	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	56
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Victoria Bay	Brak River	Dias Beach	Santos Reef	Brak River	Groenvlei	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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