The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131313121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1318129910869051086126611721247969790777825724700565555546604406344298224224191
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.04
11:22AM
1.06
12:22AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.73
5:03AM
0.79
5:44PM
0.66
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292120191819212119191919192021202019181818182121
Feels °C (?)292120191820222120202121212121202120191919192121
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