The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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 2.0°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 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)10101012121111111110910101111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52043337723519318318014315016140674513162174191715281279884763703647551275239
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.16
12:49AM
1.28
1:13PM
1.30
1:39AM
1.46
1:57PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
0.68
6:28PM
0.57
7:12AM
0.52
7:26PM
0.42
7:59AM
0.36
8:05PM
0.28
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:33-------6:35-------6:35------
Sunset----6:28-------6:27-------6:25---
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--311------------------
Temp. °C192021202019191818182120191817171618202019171716
Feels °C (?)202120222120201817182018181716161518191919171716
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