The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
780
704
637
488
380
380
747
1280
1584
1912
2318
2492
2424
2158
1783
1632
1430
1204
1225
846
760
910
760
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:34AM1.14m
11:15PM1.37m
11:51AM1.18m
00:15AM1.42m
12:47PM1.25m
1:01AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.55m
5:52AM0.53m
5:48PM0.53m
6:48AM0.46m
6:43PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
15
15
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
19
20
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
14
14
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
19
19
18
18
17
15
14
14
16
16
17
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
228
780
704
637
488
380
380
747
1280
1584
1912
2318
2492
2424
2158
1783
1632
1430
1204
1225
846
760
910
760
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
107
56
55
50
203
203
203
78
65
62
58
38
38
38
46
33
33
6
12
11
12
125
258
485
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
255
36
36
35
69
68
68
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
8
7
7
23
13
8
13
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
Energy kJ
50
33
47
18
35
42
35
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
56
9
1
0
0
9
1
1
56
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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