The Wreck surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for The Wreck at 9AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141414131313131313131316151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)706862065450479441593458289325842354211618401656165917721904256229753659356630612684284227482997
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
E
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
1.42
10:14AM
1.16
10:55PM
1.37
11:54AM
1.18
12:23AM
1.39
1:14PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
0.50
4:12PM
0.55
5:38AM
0.50
5:51PM
0.55
7:01AM
0.43
7:17PM
0.47
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise---7:28-------7:26-------7:26----
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
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Rain (mm)
----------------------14
Temp. °C131312121617161616151515212217151313131315171515
Feels °C (?)111110101414141413121212182015121010101012131312
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Wreck (light winds from the NE at George Airport 95 km from The Wreck). 3.4m 14s groundswell from the SW

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