The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (30 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
913
761
700
819
940
1009
899
813
786
711
603
603
603
433
606
663
784
1109
1094
902
1624
1720
936
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:16PM1.48m
3:23AM1.58m
3:48PM1.50m
3:55AM1.57m
4:21PM1.50m
4:28AM1.55m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.33m
9:39AM0.22m
9:47PM0.32m
10:10AM0.22m
10:20PM0.33m
10:42AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
22
25
23
22
22
22
21
20
24
23
19
18
18
16
16
16
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
21
24
22
20
20
19
18
18
23
22
18
18
17
14
14
14
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.8
SSW
10
Energy kJ
1019
913
761
700
819
940
1009
899
813
786
711
603
603
603
433
606
663
784
1109
1094
902
21
21
590
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
15
31
47
43
44
46
42
53
56
61
68
48
49
54
71
71
52
25
46
46
33
25
23
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
18
5
15
24
115
2
115
136
26
24
22
28
13
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
52
16
75
1624
1720
936
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
2
117
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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