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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
7557 | 5807 | 4749 | 4010 | 3151 | 2383 | 1619 | 1408 | 1103 | 787 | 659 | 469 | 375 | 476 | 482 | 297 | 348 | 311 | 268 | 268 | 250 | 237 | 202 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.25m | 8:49PM1.22m | 9:33AM1.13m | 10:49PM1.23m | 11:31AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.54m | 2:13PM0.54m | 3:18AM0.66m | 4:02PM0.61m | 5:27AM0.62m | 5:43PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 20 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
7557 | 5807 | 4749 | 4010 | 3151 | 2383 | 1619 | 1408 | 1103 | 416 | 459 | 422 | 375 | 339 | 347 | 297 | 348 | 311 | 225 | 150 | 150 | 151 | 146 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 787 | 624 | 469 | 368 | 301 | 243 | 230 | 186 | 211 | 268 | 268 | 250 | 237 | 202 | 194 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 2 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | 21 | 15 | 72 | 381 | 529 | 453 | 355 | 682 | 659 | — | — | 476 | 482 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 372 | 56 | 56 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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