The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (17 Jun)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 17					Thursday 18								Friday 19								Sat 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	497	1216	1493	1862	1979	2091	2531	1756	1634	2708	2506	2317	2050	1777	1874	1885	1748	1155	1344	988	988	1117	952	850
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	N	W	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	E	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				5:32PM1.69m				5:47AM1.61m				6:20PM1.65m				6:34AM1.49m				7:09PM1.58m				7:23AM1.36m
Low Tide		11:18AM0.07m				11:43PM0.20m				12:02PM0.14m				00:34AM0.29m				12:46PM0.23m				1:27AM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	5:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	15	14	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	15	16	14	13	15	14	13	13	16	16	16	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	497	1216	1493	1862	1979	2091	2531	1756	1634	2708	2506	2317	2050	1777	1874	1885	1748	1155	1344	988	988	1117	952	850
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SE 7	E 7	SE 7	ESE 4	SSW 18	ESE 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	ESE 5	ESE 6
kJ	357	32	4	7	9	182	17	1042	945	—	—	8	8	2	2	2	2	514	457	561	431	—	49	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	E 8	—	—	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 17
kJ	29	10	—	—	7	26	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	232	—	—	—	—	—	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 4	—	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	—	E 6
kJ	50	33	23	10	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	15	46	91	70	55	—	105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	9	9	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	38	202	56	56	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	7	4	4	7	4	4	5

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