The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1AM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)20ft (6.0m)12s
Evening (07 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7
SE
13
6.5
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
6
SSE
13
6
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16769
13949
14579
11780
9688
12164
10584
10086
7778
7076
6238
6007
5523
4972
3922
3858
4610
4103
4117
4122
3741
3384
2713
2124
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
10
SE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:07PM1.33m
6:13AM1.32m
6:51PM1.25m
6:57AM1.22m
7:53PM1.18m
8:05AM1.13m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.52m
12:32PM0.47m
00:53AM0.62m
1:24PM0.55m
2:03AM0.70m
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
9
9
13
8
6
5
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
18
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
12
11
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
5.5
SE
13
0.2
SSW
18
6
SSE
13
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
209
255
251
9688
30
10584
9160
7778
7076
6238
6007
5523
4972
3922
3858
4610
4103
4117
4122
3741
3384
2713
2124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
56
81
31
93
134
98
355
301
261
249
241
441
388
659
1014
976
879
844
833
667
658
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
9
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
67
127
143
56
75
96
228
323
449
553
170
167
162
20
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7
SE
13
6.5
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
3
SSW
10
6
SSE
13
0.6
SW
13
6
SSE
12
1.8
SSW
10
Energy kJ
16769
13949
14579
11780
1884
12164
138
10086
591
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
4
6
3
3
3
5
5
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
461
202
206
332
372
372
372
117
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
6
6
7
5
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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