The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is

18.9°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	658	568	549	429	414	400	403	379	265	398	1052	1033	1130	1521	1286	1006	1052	854	827	748	736	661	593	563
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	WNW	WNW	W	W	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			6:50AM1.39m				7:12PM1.31m					8:07AM1.27m				8:42PM1.17m				9:56AM1.25m				10:41PM1.14m
Low Tide	00:32AM0.34m				1:00PM0.49m				1:36AM0.48m					2:31PM0.61m				3:10AM0.57m				4:35PM0.62m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	22	22	21	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	19	17	16
Feels °C	21	20	21	23	22	22	20	19	19	17	17	16	15	17	16	15	15	15	17	17	17	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	658	568	549	429	414	400	403	379	222	398	1052	1033	1130	1521	1286	1006	1052	854	827	748	736	661	593	563
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	SW 14	WSW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 6	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10
kJ	77	96	78	86	86	64	43	51	265	133	49	49	136	40	78	90	85	82	80	51	51	56	57	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 9	SSW 10	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 12	E 7	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	75	83	83	81	80	52	50	52	49	67	21	21	34	28	9	13	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	W 3	SW 10	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	117	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	117	117	0	0	0	1	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	56	38	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Dias Beach	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Groenvlei	Victoria Bay	Victoria Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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