The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 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
20.0° 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 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121011121313131616151514141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9109101223195217102457392240223267257654094834408133442936259823902096183416711651142711891070
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:48-------6:48-------6:50----
Sunset------6:02-------6:01-------6:00-
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--111-------------------
Temp. °C191919171718181717171616192019171818171820191818
Feels °C (?)181717131415161717171515181819181918161719181819
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