The Wreck Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South-Africa – Garden Route)
| Name: | The Wreck |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SSE | Offshore Wind: WSW |
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.
Overall The Wreck Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The figure shows the combination of swells directed at The Wreck through a typical year... (show all text)
This chart illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text)
Also see The Wreck surf quality by season and The Wreck surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Garden Route surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of The Wreck
Visitor Reviews of The Wreck |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Wreck:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Robberg | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | The Wedge | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Lookout Beach | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Keurbooms | 6 mi |
| Fifth closest break | The Heads | 19 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to The Wreck: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Brazil Buoy | 4186 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Lion Buoy | 5374 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Nice Buoy | 5420 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Middle Atlantic Buoy | 5698 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Gascogne Buoy | 5747 mi |
Tide stations nearest to The Wreck: |
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| Closest tide station | Durban, South Africa | 536 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Heard Island, Antarctica | 2759 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Mawson, Antarctica | 2800 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia | 3158 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Leith Harbor, South Georgia | 3184 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to The Wreck: |
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| Closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 355 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 481 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 481 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 481 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 481 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to The Wreck: |
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| Closest city location | Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) | 3 mi |
| Second closest city location | Knysna (South Africa) | 20 mi |
| Third closest city location | Willowmore (South Africa) | 57 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | George (South Africa) | 58 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Mossel Bay (South Africa) | 72 mi |
- 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.
