The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

16.7°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (18 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1966	1835	1674	2345	2166	2293	2555	1671	2445	1335	1292	1189	939	923	786	1111	930	756	743	629	617	515	606	663
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	SSE	S	N	SW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross
High Tide			7:46AM1.07m					8:10PM1.03m				10:35AM1.05m					11:08PM1.04m				12:04PM1.18m
Low Tide	1:16AM0.65m				1:56PM0.79m					3:12AM0.73m				4:57PM0.79m					5:24AM0.67m				6:21PM0.66m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	1	2	8	6	3	5	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	16	16	14	13	12	12	15	18	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	13	14	13	12	13	12	11	9	8	8	8	10	11	12	13	12	10	10	13	16	15	15	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	E 6	ESE 7	SW 13	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1966	1835	1674	2345	2166	7	73	1671	111	1335	1292	1189	939	923	786	1111	930	756	743	629	617	515	606	663
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	—	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	SW 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7
kJ	5	5	204	57	14	35	125	128	—	125	—	232	110	61	184	33	31	29	25	31	25	23	23	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	E 9	E 8	E 10	SE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	—	12	6	13	39	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	6	12	17	11	5	5	5	10	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	SW 7	SW 13	SSW 7	SSE 8	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2293	2555	374	2445	269	655	203	209	206	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Outer Pool Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	117	0	0	0	114	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	37	0	0	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Brak River	Ding Dangs	The Wreck	Dias Beach	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Asu Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Moning Philippines	Moning Philippines
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	9

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