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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 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
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 9AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3267 | 2576 | 5409 | 4834 | 4081 | 3515 | 2944 | 2747 | 2390 | 1948 | 1730 | 1703 | 1545 | 1357 | 1271 | 1149 | 1399 | 1609 | 1693 | 2157 | 2092 | 1773 | 1128 | 2073 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
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