The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (13 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
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111413131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7236555063842982582242242242683175036096537187617008339109931129149514481713
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C191818171718212020192121212329242119191919181818
Feels °C (?)191819181718201920192121202228222119181818171717
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