The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 10 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 4AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413131313131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4034967631048137413361423129910861069108699999910691053878851825718634565555546486
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
0
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
1.05
10:49PM
1.04
11:22AM
1.06
12:22AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.78
3:27PM
0.73
5:03AM
0.79
5:44PM
0.66
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---6:45-------6:45-------6:46----
Sunset------6:09-------6:07-------6:07-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242425283228262521202121212020191919191921202019
Feels °C (?)252424263027272522212123222121212120212021202121
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