The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.39° E

The Wreck, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.6° 

The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Wreck based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Wreck right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Wreck

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Plettenberg Bay

7 km WSW137 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Joubertina

52 km ENE546 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.3 °C-
-

-

Willowmore

91 km N808 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.0 °C-
-

-

George Airport

93 km WSW191 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearno report
20
moderate winds from the E
(20 km/h at 90°)
14.8 °C20
20

-

Cape Saint Francis

136 km E7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 40°)
15.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cape Saint Francis

136 km E7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 40°)
15.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Stilbaai

186 km WSW103 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
20
moderate winds from the ENE
(20 km/h at 60°)
16.9 °C-
-

-

SHIP3155

191 km SSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the NE
(32.4 km/h at 50°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP685

191 km SSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the NE
(32 km/h at 50°)
17.2 °C-
-


SHIP4955

191 km SSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the NE
(32 km/h at 50°)
17.2 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Wreck and within an acceptable time window.

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