The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)10121111111111111110101010101212129999995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148124412078155613909548046906905883272694074212733092782592561921229793106
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.46
1:57PM
1.43
2:16AM
1.62
2:32PM
1.55
2:48AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.42
7:59AM
0.36
8:05PM
0.28
8:34AM
0.22
8:38PM
0.18
9:04AM
0.13
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:35-------6:37--
Sunset6:27-------6:25-------6:23-------
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
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161617192019171716161720191918181818202323
Feels °C (?)181716151517191919171716161820181920201919212324
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