The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
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 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
6
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313131313121212121313131415151616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)543549635411480045814342388336193405457460816976648567027280771787389298986890968436716555944658
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
1.60
5:53AM
1.63
6:22PM
1.47
6:42AM
1.44
7:20PM
1.33
7:46AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.23
12:28AM
0.37
1:01PM
0.40
1:32AM
0.54
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:54-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------21111--------
Temp. °C171818151414141420211616151514141617161515141313
Feels °C (?)911131311111110161591110109101213141413121010
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