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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
8147 | 7670 | 7003 | 6771 | 7085 | 8280 | 9534 | 10022 | 10338 | 9932 | 8649 | 6682 | 5055 | 4080 | 3620 | 3179 | 2730 | 2195 | 1921 | 1567 | 780 | 691 | 3151 | 3803 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.28m | 00:44AM1.54m | 1:13PM1.41m | 1:28AM1.68m | 1:57PM1.53m | 2:10AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.42m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:09PM0.31m | 7:51AM0.16m | 7:54PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 8147 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 24 | 37 | 22 | — | 6682 | 5055 | 4080 | 3620 | 3179 | 2730 | 2195 | 1921 | 1567 | 780 | 551 | 3151 | 3803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 14 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 8 | 150 | 535 | 615 | 129 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 411 | 691 | 161 | 251 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 7670 | 7003 | 6771 | 7085 | 8280 | 9534 | 10022 | 10338 | 9932 | 8649 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 745 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 1 | 1 | 445 | 488 | 525 | 488 | 470 | 525 | 452 | 413 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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