The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (14 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
1.6
S
15
2.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3786
3288
2924
2365
1955
1567
1235
1074
2850
4431
4618
2987
2736
2437
2060
1684
1972
1657
1408
1261
1182
951
742
617
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:57PM1.53m
2:10AM1.79m
2:40PM1.62m
2:53AM1.86m
3:21PM1.68m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.16m
7:54PM0.21m
8:32AM0.05m
8:38PM0.13m
9:13AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:32
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
13
13
16
17
15
14
15
16
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
14
15
18
18
17
18
18
17
10
11
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
17
15
15
15
13
14
17
16
16
18
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
2.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
3786
3288
2924
2365
1955
1567
1235
662
2850
4431
4618
2987
2736
2437
2060
1684
1972
1657
1408
1261
1182
951
742
617
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.4
WSW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
7
15
110
203
508
1074
441
169
135
990
913
851
851
685
1497
1318
1044
833
714
628
538
456
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
1.5
S
11
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
31
49
525
130
277
326
344
734
58
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
5
5
19
44
121
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
9
56
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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