The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	228	202	268	262	287	294	294	248	248	246	212	171	175	1053	835	1164	3313	3278	3278	2775	2316	1862	1619	1395
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	SE	SSE	SW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:24AM1.73m				3:54PM1.72m				4:09AM1.75m				4:37PM1.79m				4:51AM1.73m					5:18PM1.80m
Low Tide				9:42AM0.05m				10:03PM0.12m				10:24AM0.00m				10:48PM0.09m					11:03AM0.00m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	17	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	14	18	19	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	13	12	16	15	15	13	13	13	12	12	16	15	15	14	13	14	14	13	17	18	17	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	228	202	268	262	287	294	294	248	248	246	212	171	175	696	835	864	3313	3278	3278	2775	2316	1862	1619	1395
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	E 8	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 5	SW 6	SW 12	E 9	SW 16	SW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	135	130	96	83	61	58	41	84	56	53	49	62	114	142	686	1164	94	72	73	73	75	112	114	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SW 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 9	SW 9	SSE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SW 17	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	127	102	29	28	27	44	61	32	21	15	53	53	147	354	115	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 2	WSW 3	W 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	SW 5	—	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	1	1	2	2	4	6	13	25	—	106	94	1053	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9	7

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