The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

17.8° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22					Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1341	1392	1200	1180	760	646	634	872	1280	1530	2069	2403	2191	2348	3636	7288	6524	5004	4255	3842	3383
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	W	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross
High Tide	9:14AM1.08m				9:54PM1.20m				10:56AM1.03m					11:33PM1.16m				12:40PM1.08m
Low Tide			3:07PM0.65m				4:36AM0.68m				4:42PM0.73m					6:21AM0.66m				6:34PM0.70m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	15	14	14	13	12	12	16	18	15	13	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	14	15	13	12	12	12	11	10	14	14	10	8	11	12	11	12	14	13	12	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14
kJ	1341	1392	1200	1180	760	646	634	872	1280	144	123	93	2191	2348	3636	7288	6524	5004	4255	3842	3383
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 12	—	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 11	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11
kJ	186	186	193	209	627	599	421	164	125	—	10	86	651	1944	1703	53	51	50	48	47	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 7	—	SW 22	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	169	210	206	190	184	127	9	—	19	6	93	91	53	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 3	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11
kJ	—	—	6	—	13	—	—	—	—	1530	2069	2403	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	180
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	38	117	0	0	0	0	0	56	56	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Kaaimans River Mouth	Santos Reef	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Dias Beach	Brak River	Herolds Bay	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	8	8	7	5	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	The Hoek South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	East Pier (Port Alfred) South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	9	5	6	5	5

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