Surf Forecast Surf Report

The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 May 2025 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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.4°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 12PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
S
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.6
SSW
2.5
WSW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121212141414141414141413131313131212121213131312121212121212121212121111111112111011111010109997788881679
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)27442744257725772708324734953140276026182350238521581862161914911395125911829868998999617658916346038648507727067477346716046045634293823473162242041881841741621581361391331311932821822242141776642700
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
0
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
N
15
NNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
E
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
50
WSW
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.54
4:12AM
1.62
4:35PM
1.51
4:42AM
1.57
5:07PM
1.47
5:14AM
1.51
5:43PM
1.41
5:50AM
1.43
6:25PM
1.35
6:33AM
1.34
7:19PM
1.30
7:31AM
1.25
8:31PM
1.28
8:53AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.17
10:03PM
0.27
10:26AM
0.19
10:33PM
0.31
10:56AM
0.24
11:06PM
0.36
11:30AM
0.30
11:42PM
0.43
12:09PM
0.36
12:26AM
0.51
12:56PM
0.43
1:27AM
0.59
1:58PM
0.49
2:50AM
0.62
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15--
Sunset----5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------------------------------------36
Temp. °C151518191716161817182222191817161717202118171819202331322926252220182119181717171617202118192223201719181716171616161213
Feels °C (?)1414161716161516151520212019171616161920181718181820282928232220181620181818181715161820181922211814181818161716151325
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