The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 12PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)131314151516161515141414141313131212999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8486794691949343993397448637721758074594425431512383161914081103787624582393471471304286
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
1.33
7:46AM
1.25
8:49PM
1.22
9:33AM
1.13
10:49PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
0.40
1:32AM
0.54
2:13PM
0.54
3:18AM
0.66
4:02PM
0.61
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset----5:54-------5:53-------5:52---
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
211---------------------
Temp. °C151516171716151513131720191717171820252728272422
Feels °C (?)111112131513121210101415141314151619242627252220
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