The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). 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
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131213131313131313131313131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84498220703361325230437438612827338427502767178820591777154412691103862736594480510501483
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
1.43
5:53AM
1.44
6:12PM
1.31
6:21AM
1.30
6:47PM
1.18
6:57AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.29
11:43PM
0.38
12:05PM
0.40
12:11AM
0.51
12:38PM
0.53
12:47AM
0.65
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset--6:15-------6:14-------6:12-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192018171716151618191817161718192527222426252423
Feels °C (?)141615161615141516161616151616172326222324222322
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