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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 20 Dec 2025 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
19.7° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 Dec)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (20 Dec)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)1313141414141313121212127788899910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21852598325637613294260620841648136311971005756851724512615512660645655527539550561
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
25
E
20
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.51
3:54PM
1.59
4:21AM
1.54
4:26PM
1.59
4:53AM
1.55
4:57PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
0.32
10:09PM
0.19
10:20AM
0.30
10:40PM
0.17
10:53AM
0.31
11:12PM
0.18
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
Sunrise-5:09-------5:11-------5:11------
Sunset----7:36-------7:37-------7:37---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161921212119191818212322222120202023252524222222
Feels °C (?)161920181816181817191918181920232225262726242323
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