The Wreck Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Garden Route, South Africa)
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The Wreck Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SSE | Wind WSW
Sea Temperature Today is: 18.2 °C
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Period (s) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
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Wind State | off | off | off | cross- off |
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The Wreck in Garden Route is a sheltered beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the west southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for wreck and sharks.
Tide Times:
For Keurbooms, 9 km from The Wreck.
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The Wreck Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Plettenberg Bay, 7 km from The Wreck.
moderate winds from the WNW![]() km/h | Air temperature 17.6 °C |
Overall The Wreck Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



The graph describes the variation of swells directed at The Wreck through an average Ap... (show all text)

The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single The Wreck surf consistency graph.
Also see The Wreck surf quality by season and The Wreck surf quality by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Garden Route surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of The Wreck
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Wreck:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break6 mi
- Fifth closest break19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Wreck:
- Closest wave buoy4178 mi
- Second closest wave buoy5403 mi
- Third closest wave buoy5449 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy5703 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy5775 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Wreck:
- Closest tide station20 mi
- Second closest tide station71 mi
- Third closest tide station129 mi
- Fourth closest tide station204 mi
- Fifth closest tide station238 mi

Ski Resorts closest to The Wreck:
- Closest ski area219 mi
- Second closest ski area355 mi
- Third closest ski areaAfri-Ski (Lesotho)481 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaCerro Castor (Argentina)4458 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaCerro Mirador (Chile)4619 mi

Town and city forecasts close to The Wreck:
- Closest city location20 mi
- Second closest city location58 mi
- Third closest city location72 mi
- Fourth closest city location76 mi
- Fifth closest city location118 mi
Airports
- The nearest passenger airport to The Wreck is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 93 km (58 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to The Wreck is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 123 km (76 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for The Wreck, Garden Route. Use the tab navigation above to view The Wreck sea temperature, The Wreck photographs, The Wreck detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, The Wreck webcams, current wind from Garden Route live weather stations and The Wreck tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around The Wreck.