The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 6PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
2
4
4
4
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121213131314151516161515141414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3405457457956572644368728486794691949525955293578436721758074594362931512417161914081103787624
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.47
6:42AM
1.44
7:20PM
1.33
7:46AM
1.25
8:49PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.23
12:28AM
0.37
1:01PM
0.40
1:32AM
0.54
2:13PM
0.54
3:18AM
0.66
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:53-----
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---222111---------------
Temp. °C212117151515151416171615141413131720191716171820
Feels °C (?)161511101010101012131414121110101415141313141618
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