The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131311121213131313131314131313131313131414141515141414141414141414141414141313131312121212121212121111111111141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1766167816531842175721622299237429314183539954774803427039303536320832083059305011560859112734127231113299619433960588107664691259264814409933402970226219351696149215651668241841901763199524792165186115561498164416071793248624132309226022932228
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
1.48
3:12PM
1.43
3:19AM
1.55
3:48PM
1.52
3:54AM
1.60
4:22PM
1.59
4:28AM
1.64
4:56PM
1.65
5:02AM
1.64
5:31PM
1.68
5:38AM
1.61
6:07PM
1.69
6:16AM
1.54
6:46PM
1.66
6:58AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.46
9:02AM
0.30
9:11PM
0.38
9:37AM
0.22
9:48PM
0.31
10:10AM
0.15
10:24PM
0.26
10:42AM
0.11
11:00PM
0.23
11:15AM
0.09
11:38PM
0.23
11:49AM
0.11
12:17AM
0.25
12:25PM
0.16
1:01AM
0.30
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise---7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28
Sunset------5:30-------5:31-------5:31-------5:32-------5:32-------5:34-------5:34-----
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Rain (mm)
----------------------321--------------------------11-------
Temp. °C141415162224181414141413161716141313121316141312121110111314131211111010171816141414131115161514121212111314141312121111
Feels °C (?)11101011161915121312131115151514121110111287665579111097777151412101011971211101089991112121010988
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