The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (07 May)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
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5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8922
8238
7659
6872
6012
4443
5060
4549
4882
4752
4267
3877
3331
2757
2387
2089
1821
1396
1365
1092
882
688
515
977
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:51PM1.25m
6:57AM1.22m
7:53PM1.18m
8:05AM1.13m
9:25PM1.18m
9:49AM1.10m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.62m
1:24PM0.55m
2:03AM0.70m
2:38PM0.60m
3:46AM0.70m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
18
17
16
19
20
20
17
16
18
12
13
12
11
12
11
12
12
14
12
11
11
12
11
16
15
14
14
16
16
15
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
Energy kJ
8922
8238
7659
6872
6012
4443
5060
4549
4882
4752
4267
3877
3331
2757
2387
2089
1821
1396
1365
1092
882
688
515
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.7
SSW
10
0.9
SW
18
1.5
SSW
10
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
143
301
248
215
249
598
449
416
659
1014
976
879
844
833
667
658
658
573
549
518
392
392
295
369
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
SW
17
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
98
56
97
95
228
241
209
553
212
111
123
32
35
18
8
17
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
11
1
ESE
4
1.1
E
5
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.9
WNW
3
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1091
43
57
3
5
17
385
977
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
372
117
117
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
56
38
30
1
1
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
8
7
7
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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