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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121213131313131312131212121313141515161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)561754595435529748344800459541793824345934054473560967686485627169177164795090499125898084367165
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
SW
10
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
1.60
5:53AM
1.63
6:22PM
1.47
6:42AM
1.44
7:20PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.23
12:28AM
0.37
1:01PM
0.40
1:32AM
0.54
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:54------
Sunset----5:57-------5:55-------5:54---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------211111-----
Temp. °C141517181715141413142021171615151414161716151514
Feels °C (?)79911121211111011161511119101010131314141312
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