The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)141616161615151414141413131213131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55538484894188548179796281397717675662195230416938612707319825672709196516241777140012691103862
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
N
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
1.53
5:28AM
1.56
5:44PM
1.43
5:53AM
1.44
6:12PM
1.31
6:21AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.27
11:38AM
0.29
11:43PM
0.38
12:05PM
0.40
12:11AM
0.51
12:38PM
0.53
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:41-------6:43--
Sunset6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-1-------------------
Temp. °C191817171616191918171616151518181817161718192527
Feels °C (?)181614141313141515161515141416151616151616172326
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