The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wreck today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (05 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 5								Monday 6								Tuesday 7
	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)	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	647	636	568	518	509	441	414	347	329	256	760	961	913	799	728	880	880	1075	1083	1131	1131	1031	1031	1125
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NW	SW	SW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	E	ESE	E	NE	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			6:29AM1.44m				7:01PM1.54m				7:10AM1.37m				7:44PM1.50m				8:00AM1.28m					8:37PM1.45m
Low Tide	00:32AM0.37m				12:40PM0.27m				1:14AM0.41m				1:18PM0.33m					2:04AM0.45m				2:06PM0.41m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	20	20	17	16	16	16	15	15	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	15	18	18	16	14	14
Feels °C	11	11	11	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	12	16	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	15	16	16	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	647	636	568	518	509	441	414	347	329	256	760	961	913	799	728	880	880	1075	1083	1131	1131	1031	1031	1125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	WSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	132	117	182	182	182	121	121	168	156	252	251	207	183	180	143	125	121	92	92	90	68	57	38	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 11	—	E 10	E 10	—	E 8	E 10	E 11	S 21
kJ	174	174	171	198	221	176	173	59	43	154	5	1	1	1	1	9	—	32	8	—	1	2	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	38	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	8	5	5	5	7	9

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