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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1740 | 1112 | 943 | 723 | 646 | 554 | 1501 | 2316 | 4330 | 5540 | 5028 | 4651 | 4123 | 3986 | 5085 | 4788 | 4228 | 4117 | 3993 | 3871 | 3563 | 3554 | 5782 | 5759 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:31AM 1.91 | 4:55PM 1.70 | 5:11AM 1.80 | 5:36PM 1.60 | 5:53AM 1.63 | 6:22PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:18PM 0.01 | 10:48AM -0.02 | 10:57PM 0.08 | 11:27AM 0.09 | 11:39PM 0.21 | 12:10PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
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