The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 09 Jul 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)111212131313131313141313131313131314141415151414141414141414141414141413131313121212121212121211111111111414131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1653184217572162229923742931418353995477480342703930353632083208305930501156085911273412723111329961943396058810766469125926481440993340297022621935169614921565166824184190176319952479216518611556149816441607179324862413230922602293222823322291
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
1.43
3:19AM
1.55
3:48PM
1.52
3:54AM
1.60
4:22PM
1.59
4:28AM
1.64
4:56PM
1.65
5:02AM
1.64
5:31PM
1.68
5:38AM
1.61
6:07PM
1.69
6:16AM
1.54
6:46PM
1.66
6:58AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.30
9:11PM
0.38
9:37AM
0.22
9:48PM
0.31
10:10AM
0.15
10:24PM
0.26
10:42AM
0.11
11:00PM
0.23
11:15AM
0.09
11:38PM
0.23
11:49AM
0.11
12:17AM
0.25
12:25PM
0.16
1:01AM
0.30
1:05PM
0.24
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise-7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28--
Sunset----5:30-------5:31-------5:31-------5:32-------5:32-------5:34-------5:34-------
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Rain (mm)
-------------------111--11----------------------------------
Temp. °C151521231714141414131617161414131314161413111111111112131312111010101617151312111313141514121312121215161513131312121718
Feels °C (?)1010161814121312131215151514131111111186445679109986771313121097109101111910999111213121111991414
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