The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9933
9744
8637
7557
6103
4749
4010
3151
2383
1619
1408
1103
787
624
469
384
347
355
340
348
311
268
268
241
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
S
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
7:20PM1.33m
7:46AM1.25m
8:49PM1.22m
9:33AM1.13m
10:49PM1.23m
11:31AM1.15m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.54m
2:13PM0.54m
3:18AM0.66m
4:02PM0.61m
5:27AM0.62m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
14
18
20
19
17
16
17
17
19
26
28
27
24
24
23
24
24
29
31
15
14
14
12
11
11
15
15
14
13
13
15
15
18
25
27
27
23
23
22
23
22
28
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
E
9
1.1
SSW
11
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
9933
9744
8637
7557
6103
4749
4010
3151
2383
1619
1408
1103
364
402
422
384
296
355
340
348
311
230
198
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
Energy kJ
787
624
469
368
301
243
230
186
211
268
268
241
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
8
2
17
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
1.4
ESE
5
2.3
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.1
E
7
1.8
ESE
7
2.3
E
8
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
22
15
87
393
529
414
355
665
347
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
372
56
56
30
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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