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The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
694 | 591 | 430 | 703 | 871 | 848 | 914 | 975 | 821 | 674 | 640 | 725 | 712 | 806 | 824 | 705 | 630 | 575 | 511 | 628 | 414 | 370 | 310 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.73m | 5:35PM1.61m | 5:52AM1.59m | 6:26PM1.52m | 6:44AM1.43m | 7:26PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.11m | 11:42PM0.24m | 12:09PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.36m | 1:02PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 694 | 266 | 238 | 430 | 424 | 386 | 330 | 245 | 245 | 277 | 193 | 154 | 118 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 80 | 77 | 121 | 463 | 414 | 370 | 310 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 591 | 430 | 80 | 73 | 120 | 116 | 145 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 98 | 94 | 56 | 78 | 51 | 53 | 31 | 30 | 118 | 138 | 136 | 154 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 24 | 43 | 78 | — | — | — | 20 | 28 | — | 16 | 17 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 84 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 102 | 141 | 214 | 703 | 871 | 848 | 914 | 975 | 821 | 674 | 640 | 725 | 712 | 806 | 824 | 705 | 630 | 575 | 511 | 628 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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