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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
117 | 221 | 237 | 460 | 2086 | 2503 | 1922 | 2795 | 2654 | 1941 | 1948 | 1847 | 3476 | 3414 | 3350 | 3675 | 3252 | 4461 | 4374 | 4243 | 4715 | 5200 | 4762 | 3844 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:41PM1.25m | 1:03AM1.47m | 1:27PM1.35m | 1:42AM1.58m | 2:04PM1.45m | 2:15AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.46m | 7:30AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.37m | 8:05AM0.27m | 8:04PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | |
— | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
96 | 221 | 237 | 71 | 57 | 61 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 1106 | 1245 | 1847 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 3266 | 3252 | 4461 | 4374 | 4243 | 4715 | 5200 | 4762 | 3844 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 |
92 | 90 | 69 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 18 | — | — | 48 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 311 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 |
117 | 30 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 460 | 2086 | 2503 | 1922 | 2795 | 2654 | 1941 | 1948 | 1715 | 3476 | 3414 | 3350 | 3675 | — | — | — | — | 462 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 528 | 528 | 510 | 466 | 1193 | 452 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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