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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Wreck today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
1019 | 913 | 761 | 700 | 819 | 940 | 1009 | 899 | 813 | 786 | 711 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 433 | 606 | 663 | 784 | 1109 | 1094 | 902 | 1624 | 1720 | 936 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.48m | 3:23AM1.58m | 3:48PM1.50m | 3:55AM1.57m | 4:21PM1.50m | 4:28AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.33m | 9:39AM0.22m | 9:47PM0.32m | 10:10AM0.22m | 10:20PM0.33m | 10:42AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 |
1019 | 913 | 761 | 700 | 819 | 940 | 1009 | 899 | 813 | 786 | 711 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 433 | 606 | 663 | 784 | 1109 | 1094 | 902 | 21 | 21 | 590 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 |
15 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 53 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 115 | 2 | 115 | 136 | 26 | 24 | 22 | — | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 75 | 1624 | 1720 | 936 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 117 |
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