The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Jun)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	873	742	666	548	386	312	812	751	734	698	706	497	1216	1493	1834	1949	2060	2334	1673	1756	2708	2541	2317	1942
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	E	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	N	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSE	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:14AM1.76m				4:45PM1.70m					5:01AM1.71m				5:32PM1.69m				5:47AM1.61m				6:20PM1.65m
Low Tide				10:33AM0.04m				10:54PM0.15m					11:18AM0.07m				11:43PM0.20m				12:02PM0.14m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	11	11	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	15	14	14	15	14	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	873	742	666	548	386	302	812	751	734	698	706	497	1216	1493	1834	1949	2060	2334	1673	1756	2708	2541	2317	1942
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 14	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 18	ESE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	E 10	E 10
kJ	37	37	37	35	152	312	71	67	42	38	36	357	10	4	4	4	184	14	915	957	—	—	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	—	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 7	—	—	—	—	E 7	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	16	—	3	37	52	21	21	21	11	11	29	—	—	—	—	4	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	ENE 3	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 4	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	77	44	3	31	37	30	8	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	1	1	0	134	38	9	1	1	1	0	0	38	56	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	8	6	5	6	6

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