The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 09 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 2PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111161615151414141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)501492492534437445403496763104813741443142312991086106999999910861069976878851825
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NNW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
WSW
5
SW
0
SSE
0
NNE
0
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
0
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
1.17
7:49PM
1.06
8:17AM
1.05
10:49PM
1.04
11:22AM
1.06
12:22AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.65
1:57AM
0.78
3:27PM
0.73
5:03AM
0.79
5:44PM
0.66
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise-6:43-------6:45-------6:45------
Sunset----6:10-------6:09-------6:07---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------21----
Temp. °C252526252423242525273028262422222221191919191918
Feels °C (?)252626262423242524262828282523232222192019212119
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