The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.5° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	3	3	2	4	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	756	1100	1065	1083	1697	3197	5051	6283	5700	4774	2648	2457	2423	2390	2095	2037	1661	1502	1367	1261	1182	1182	1127	1127
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		2:30AM1.40m				2:59PM1.41m				3:04AM1.50m				3:30PM1.51m				3:35AM1.57m				4:00PM1.60m
Low Tide				8:50AM0.35m				9:01PM0.41m				9:20AM0.25m				9:33PM0.32m				9:48AM0.17m				10:03PM0.26m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	16	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	16	18	18	15	15
Feels °C	11	10	12	13	13	11	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	13	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	756	1100	1065	1083	1697	3197	5051	6283	5700	4774	2648	2457	2423	2390	2095	2037	1661	1502	1367	1261	1182	1182	1127	1127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 9	SE 7	E 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	89	371	596	881	832	603	11	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	6	198	13	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	16	15	11	10	12	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	545	76	133	124	—	—	12	—	—	—	423	440	298	273	253	253	244	120	194	249	305	340	392	261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	5	2	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	0	0	1	0	417	436	456	41	41	41	56	133	56	56	30	38	30	30	30	56	56	30	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Groenvlei	Brak River	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wedge				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4				6	5	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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