The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

15.0°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (07 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7							Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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)	3	4	4	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4853	4853	4320	3661	3661	3612	3612	3563	3695	3883	3695	3484	3261	2643	2293	2197	2323	2719	3357	3409	3357	2840	2269
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	N	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	W	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	SW	SSW	SSW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide				1:46PM1.62m					2:05AM1.54m				2:21PM1.75m				2:39AM1.63m				2:52PM1.83m
Low Tide		7:33AM0.30m					8:05PM0.22m				8:09AM0.18m				8:39PM0.11m				8:42AM0.11m				9:09PM0.04m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	17	18	18	16	14	13	12	12	16	20	19	18	15	15
Feels °C	10	12	13	12	13	12	13	13	12	16	15	15	14	14	12	11	11	14	18	17	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	4853	4853	4320	3661	3661	3612	3612	3563	3695	3883	3695	3484	3261	2643	2293	2197	2323	2719	3357	3409	3357	2840	2269
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	120	122	122	122	122	—	167	49	66	75	82	84	54	158	158	125	125	122	92	90	88	64	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	167	167	130	100	96	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 4	E 6	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	161	30	125	—	—	—	15	22	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	The Heads 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	The Wreck 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
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	0	0	134	466	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	The Wreck			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	The Wedge	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4			5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Platboom Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
Header Global	Hell South Africa	Hell South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa
Rating (10 max)	7	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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