The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 8AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)111010101010121111111111111212141313131313121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17401112943723646554150123164330554050284651412339865085478842284117399338713563355457825759
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
1.91
4:55PM
1.70
5:11AM
1.80
5:36PM
1.60
5:53AM
1.63
6:22PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.01
10:48AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.08
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.23
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset------5:59-------5:57-------5:55-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1--------------1
Temp. °C161515172223232016151415171818151514131420201916
Feels °C (?)1413121318191813987891113131211101116141512
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