The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

19.0°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	2	2	2	1	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	572	352	1005	1161	1474	1363	1207	1189	951	904	803	689	657	561	561	514	522	522	522	514	1351	1624	1835
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:30AM1.35m				00:05AM1.23m				12:31PM1.47m				00:59AM1.33m				1:15PM1.58m				1:41AM1.44m
Low Tide				6:05PM0.51m				6:08AM0.47m				7:00PM0.38m				6:59AM0.38m				7:41PM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	6:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	17	17	17	16	19	22	21	21	19	20	20	19	20	23	22	20	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	16	18	17	18	18	16	18	20	20	20	19	21	20	18	18	22	19	19	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	572	326	1005	1161	1474	1363	1207	1189	951	904	803	689	657	561	561	514	522	522	522	514	1351	1624	1541
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	SW 7	E 8	E 8	WSW 13
kJ	170	352	32	31	31	32	33	48	48	—	—	—	27	144	107	66	41	30	23	144	31	31	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	WSW 14	WSW 13	E 8
kJ	33	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	26	26	15	14	13	24	75	59	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 7	—	W 4	W 4	WSW 5	SW 5	—	—	WSW 9	SW 10
kJ	10	61	60	44	20	16	17	25	22	61	148	217	198	285	—	23	41	40	53	—	—	1392	1835
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	372	376	376	38	9	2	1	30	38	389	56	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay Wildside		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Brak River	Victoria Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	Groenvlei	Ding Dangs	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kanon Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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