The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010912111111111111111214141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27672195174010498867235985421501214534405540494041063888364141224788429240033980387138715593
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
1.76
4:31AM
1.91
4:55PM
1.70
5:11AM
1.80
5:36PM
1.60
5:53AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.01
10:48AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.08
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:57-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-1-----------
Temp. °C181616151516222222201613131417181815141413142020
Feels °C (?)16141412121318181814106789111312111110101515
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