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The Wreck Surf Forecast
/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
2383 | 1756 | 1408 | 1103 | 880 | 624 | 469 | 375 | 339 | 470 | 297 | 306 | 334 | 293 | 241 | 213 | 209 | 176 | 169 | 163 | 154 | 145 | 178 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.22m | 9:33AM1.13m | 10:49PM1.23m | 11:31AM1.15m | 00:12AM1.35m | 12:41PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.54m | 3:18AM0.66m | 4:02PM0.61m | 5:27AM0.62m | 5:43PM0.56m | 6:43AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 2383 | 1756 | 1408 | 1103 | 880 | 392 | 367 | 375 | 301 | 304 | 297 | 306 | 334 | 293 | 241 | 199 | 162 | 133 | 142 | 163 | 117 | 145 | 133 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 293 | 308 | 624 | 469 | 368 | — | 243 | 230 | 186 | 211 | 235 | 228 | 213 | 209 | 176 | 169 | 117 | 154 | 130 | 178 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 3 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 233 | 468 | 326 | — | 514 | 583 | — | — | 339 | 470 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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