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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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
9274 | 7456 | 5792 | 4645 | 3786 | 3288 | 2924 | 2365 | 2077 | 1567 | 780 | 1074 | 3594 | 4010 | 4278 | 3516 | 2981 | 2584 | 2029 | 1810 | 1752 | 1762 | 1519 | 1367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.68m | 1:57PM1.53m | 2:10AM1.79m | 2:40PM1.62m | 2:53AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.31m | 7:51AM0.16m | 7:54PM0.21m | 8:32AM0.05m | 8:38PM0.13m | 9:13AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
— | 7456 | 5792 | 4645 | 3786 | 3288 | 2924 | 2365 | 2077 | 1567 | 780 | 662 | 3594 | 4010 | 4278 | 3516 | 2981 | 2584 | 2029 | 1810 | 1514 | 1762 | 1519 | 1367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 110 | 203 | 449 | 1074 | 130 | 167 | 171 | 543 | 572 | 582 | 710 | 660 | 1752 | 1210 | 1021 | 830 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 602 | 525 | 94 | 165 | — | — | 280 | 229 | 344 | 603 | 433 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 452 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 56 |
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