The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 3PM is: 7.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)25ft (7.5m)12s
Afternoon (06 May)25ft (7.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)21ft (6.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
11
7.5
SSE
12
7.5
SSE
12
7
SE
12
8
SE
13
7
SE
13
6.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5997
16351
16057
15426
21212
14964
14308
10065
11385
10511
10161
8422
7481
6238
5568
4840
4340
3594
3368
3680
4610
4041
4233
3844
Wind (km/h)
55
SSE
65
SE
60
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07PM1.33m
6:13AM1.32m
6:51PM1.25m
6:57AM1.22m
7:53PM1.18m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.38m
00:07AM0.52m
12:32PM0.47m
00:53AM0.62m
1:24PM0.55m
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
34
6
6
11
11
14
14
9
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
16
17
16
14
14
13
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
11
11
12
12
13
14
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
5.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
Energy kJ
197
123
82
137
301
209
248
10065
11385
10511
10161
8422
7481
6238
5568
4840
4340
3594
3368
3680
4610
4041
4233
3844
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.5
SSW
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
127
127
125
79
79
56
46
208
30
93
132
118
209
301
261
249
399
450
372
659
1014
976
879
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.8
WSW
13
1
S
9
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
31
67
127
143
68
97
95
228
241
449
553
212
158
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
11
7.5
SSE
12
7.5
SSE
12
7
SE
12
8
SE
13
7
SE
13
6.5
SE
13
3
SSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
5997
16351
16057
15426
21212
14964
14308
1847
175
175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
6
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
313
194
143
332
206
206
206
372
372
117
372
420
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
6
6
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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