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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
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 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
166 | 348 | 127 | 117 | 216 | 270 | 378 | 1987 | 1892 | 1682 | 2339 | 2561 | 1697 | 3154 | 3241 | 3685 | 3533 | 3575 | 3503 | 3788 | 4920 | 4514 | 3983 | 2991 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.35m | 12:41PM1.25m | 1:03AM1.47m | 1:27PM1.35m | 1:42AM1.58m | 2:04PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.50m | 6:45PM0.46m | 7:30AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.37m | 8:05AM0.27m | 8:04PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
166 | 348 | 88 | 96 | 216 | 270 | 71 | 57 | 60 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 883 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 3503 | 3788 | 4920 | 4514 | 3983 | 2991 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | E 9 | WSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 |
28 | 78 | 127 | 92 | 90 | 69 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 64 | — | 48 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 392 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 9 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
68 | 24 | 99 | 117 | 30 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | — | — | — | — | — | 378 | 1987 | 1892 | 1682 | 2339 | 2561 | 1697 | 3154 | 3241 | 3685 | 3533 | 3575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 459 | 528 | 740 | 456 | 528 | 466 | 1501 | 115 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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