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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
22.0° 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 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111111111151313121212121111111111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47542242242246277313672891287126862377202916451238738558496428362322315207145106
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
NW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
1.25
1:59AM
1.21
2:04PM
1.35
2:38AM
1.32
2:42PM
1.45
3:11AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.53
7:56AM
0.58
8:29PM
0.42
8:37AM
0.47
9:02PM
0.31
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------5:30-------5:31-------5:31
Sunset--7:40-------7:39-------7:39-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------13421-1-----------
Temp. °C232323212121201918181818181818192122222120191821
Feels °C (?)232324222120181716161616161617171920202121191820
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