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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 6PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
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 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
12154 | 9832 | 8922 | 8327 | 7742 | 6811 | 6237 | 4443 | 5349 | 5384 | 5091 | 4882 | 4527 | 3741 | 3069 | 2608 | 2387 | 1968 | 1821 | 1396 | 1413 | 1152 | 969 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.25m | 6:57AM1.22m | 7:53PM1.18m | 8:05AM1.13m | 9:25PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.47m | 00:53AM0.62m | 1:24PM0.55m | 2:03AM0.70m | 2:38PM0.60m | 3:46AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
11293 | 9832 | 8922 | 8327 | 7742 | 6811 | 6237 | 4443 | 5349 | 5384 | 5091 | 4882 | 4527 | 3741 | 3069 | 2608 | 2387 | 1968 | 1821 | 1396 | 1413 | 1152 | 969 | 743 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
138 | 134 | 143 | 301 | 248 | 215 | 249 | 616 | 449 | 553 | 659 | 1014 | 976 | 879 | 844 | 833 | 667 | 658 | 658 | 573 | 557 | 518 | 451 | 392 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
67 | 127 | 72 | 56 | 97 | 95 | 228 | 241 | 209 | 212 | 212 | — | 125 | 21 | — | 20 | 18 | 8 | — | — | 20 | 23 | 13 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | N 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
12154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 372 | 117 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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