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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1935 | 1605 | 1565 | 1774 | 1671 | 1463 | 1278 | 556 | 599 | 788 | 800 | 735 | 1465 | 897 | 773 | 667 | 550 | 510 | 449 | 381 | 317 | 246 | 242 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04PM 1.51 | 2:17AM 1.49 | 2:36PM 1.64 | 2:49AM 1.59 | 3:05PM 1.74 | 3:17AM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:20PM 0.32 | 8:27AM 0.23 | 8:51PM 0.21 | 8:55AM 0.14 | 9:18PM 0.13 | 9:21AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route
Continuing clean conditions at The Wreck (calm at George Airport 95 km from The Wreck). 2.6m 11s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.0m 17s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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