The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

19.1°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	527	549	429	414	400	403	379	265	398	885	1130	1220	1417	1191	1086	1036	929	899	805	902	920	859	563
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SSW	S	S	SE	WNW	W	WNW	W	S	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	W	NW	W	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		6:50AM1.39m				7:12PM1.31m					8:07AM1.27m				8:42PM1.17m				9:56AM1.25m				10:41PM1.14m
Low Tide				1:00PM0.49m				1:36AM0.48m					2:31PM0.61m				3:10AM0.57m				4:35PM0.62m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	17	18	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	22	22	23	22	22	21	20	19	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	16	17	18	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11
kJ	527	549	429	414	400	403	379	222	398	885	1130	1220	1417	1191	1086	1036	929	899	805	902	920	859	563
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	SW 14	WSW 10	ESE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	96	101	84	86	64	43	50	265	163	47	90	79	40	78	90	85	59	58	51	51	37	37	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 12	E 7	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	83	64	81	80	52	50	52	68	67	22	34	60	28	4	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	51	45	35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	56	38	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Kaaimans River Mouth	Victoria Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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