The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 SAST
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The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Wreck sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212111212111111111091012121416161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91381367261436344238326833826322918046111642075297349987820837182847869751475467919
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
NW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
1.66
4:37AM
1.76
4:53PM
1.61
5:02AM
1.67
5:19PM
1.53
5:28AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.12
10:48AM
0.11
10:52PM
0.18
11:12AM
0.18
11:17PM
0.27
11:38AM
0.29
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset6:19-------6:17-------6:15-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
121---------------11--11
Temp. °C191919181819212120191918181820191818171715161818
Feels °C (?)202021201920222020191917171719171616141412121414
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