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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
488 | 380 | 380 | 747 | 1280 | 1584 | 1912 | 2318 | 2492 | 2424 | 2158 | 1783 | 1632 | 1430 | 1129 | 907 | 785 | 772 | 833 | 747 | 1558 | 1387 | 1521 | 1242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.37m | 11:51AM1.18m | 00:15AM1.42m | 12:47PM1.25m | 1:01AM1.47m | 1:32PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.55m | 5:52AM0.53m | 5:48PM0.53m | 6:48AM0.46m | 6:43PM0.49m | 7:30AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
488 | 380 | 380 | 747 | 1280 | 1584 | 1912 | 2318 | 2492 | 2424 | 2158 | 1783 | 1632 | 1430 | 1129 | 907 | 785 | 772 | 833 | 747 | 1558 | 1387 | 1521 | 1242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 18 |
203 | 203 | 203 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 46 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 38 | 203 | 365 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 936 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 |
69 | 68 | 68 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 50 | 47 | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 66 | 69 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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