The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (30 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (30 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1919
1783
1643
1417
1191
944
913
761
700
819
940
1009
899
813
786
711
666
603
593
418
606
721
946
1408
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
0
E
10
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
2:50AM1.57m
3:16PM1.48m
3:23AM1.58m
3:48PM1.50m
3:55AM1.57m
4:21PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.24m
9:14PM0.33m
9:39AM0.22m
9:47PM0.32m
10:10AM0.22m
10:20PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
Temp °C
16
15
16
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
22
23
21
21
21
20
18
18
21
23
20
19
18
15
13
15
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
22
22
20
20
20
19
17
17
20
23
20
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1919
1783
1643
1417
1191
944
913
761
700
819
940
1009
899
813
786
711
666
603
593
418
606
721
946
1408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
55
43
30
21
15
15
56
46
42
43
44
42
53
56
76
68
63
65
71
73
70
54
57
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
18
15
24
13
15
2
115
136
57
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
5
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
104
69
49
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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