The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)--
Afternoon (24 Nov)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (24 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)14141414141313131216151414131313121212121111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16021624175217281536128013461527132715573348287825461944175615271284113810621026650558584810
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
1.44
6:07AM
1.38
6:11PM
1.36
6:53AM
1.33
6:58PM
1.27
7:53AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.34
12:07PM
0.50
12:31AM
0.40
12:58PM
0.57
1:22AM
0.47
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise-----5:09-------5:09-------5:09--
Sunset7:15-------7:16-------7:17-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C201817161619222222202121192223222121211918202020
Feels °C (?)191917161518202020202120172123222221222019191716
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